Contacts
- Diane Beck
320-214-6421
Location
Minnesota Department of
Transportation
District 8
2505 Transportation Road
Willmar, MN 56201
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Area Transportation Partnership seeks applications for federal funding
WILLMAR, Minn.—The Southwest Minnesota Area Transportation Partnership is seeking applications for Transportation Enhancement Projects eligible for federal funding in the following counties: Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville and Yellow Medicine. Projects require a 20 percent cash match.
The 2015 Transportation Enhancement Projects applications are available by contacting
Annette Bair, Southwest Development Commission, 2401 Broadway Avenue, Suite 1, Slayton, MN 56172-1142, 507-836-1631 or phydev@swrdc.org.
The deadline for applications is Oct. 18 to local Regional Development Commissions for preliminary review and comment. Final applications are due Nov. 19 to Annette Bair, Southwest Development Commission, 2401 Broadway Avenue, Suite 1, Slayton, MN 56172-1142, 507-836-1631 or phydev@swrdc.org.
Eligible transportation enhancement projects include:
1. Provision of facilities for pedestrians and bicycles
2. Provision of safety and educational activities
3. Acquisition of scenic easements and scenic or historic sites
4. Scenic or historic highway programs
5. Landscaping and other scenic beautification
6. Historic preservation of a transportation related structure
7. Rehabilitation and operation of historic buildings, structures or facilities
8. Establishment of transportation museums
9. Preservation of abandoned railroad corridors
10. Control and removal of outdoor advertising
11. Archaeological planning and research
12. Mitigation of water pollution due to highway runoff
For more information on the enhancement program, contact Jarrett Hubbard, Mn/DOT District 8,
320-214-6362 or jarrett.hubbard@state.mn.us.
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