Title
Federal Funding for the Rozzelles Ferry Mobility Path
Action
Action:
A. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to negotiate and execute a grant agreement with the Federal Highway Administration to accept Fiscal Year 2024 Reconnecting Communities funds in the amount of $1,290,480 for the Rozzelles Ferry Mobility Path, and
B. Adopt a budget ordinance appropriating $1,290,480 from the Federal Highway Administration to the General Capital Projects Fund.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Debbie Smith, Transportation
Samantha Miller, Transportation
Explanation
§ The Rozzelles Ferry Mobility Path is a planned, comprehensive 5.25-mile section of Rozzelles Ferry Road and Valleydale Road that will retrofit the street and will create shared-use paths, allowing safe and seamless movement across access barriers such as I-85, Brookshire Boulevard, and railroads.
§ This project is located in the Beatties Ford/Rozzelles Ferry Corridor of Opportunity in Council District 2.
§ The program goals align with the goals in Charlotte’s Strategic Mobility Plan, particularly the goal to create mode shifts from single-occupancy vehicles to active modes like walking and biking and to better connect residents to essential goods and services.
§ A feasibility study was completed in 2021 to enhance mobility and connectivity for the residents in the Beatties Ford/Rozzelles Ferry corridor.
§ The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act established the Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program to advance community-centered transportation connection projects, with priority for projects that benefit communities.
§ As part of the Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program, the city was awarded a $1,290,480 planning grant to advance feasibility design of the preferred alignment along Rozzelles Ferry Road.
§ Grant requirements include a 20 percent local match. The total budget for the project is $1,613,100 and includes:
- $1,290,480 in federal grant funding, and
- $322,620 in local funds from the Corridors of Opportunity Program.
§ The Rozzelles Ferry Mobility Path is anticipated to be complete by fall 2027.
Fiscal Note
Funding: Federal grant funding and General Capital Investment Plan
Attachments
Attachment(s)
Map
Resolution
Budget Ordinance