Title
Grant and Donation for Rail Trail Bridge Project
Action
Action:
A. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to accept a grant in the amount of $2,549,395 from the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization for the Interstate 277 Rail Trail Bridge Project,
B. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to accept a donation in the amount of $511,529.13 from the Queen’s Table for the Interstate 277 Rail Trail Bridge Project, and
C. Adopt a budget ordinance appropriating $2,549,395 from the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization and $511,529.13 from the Queen’s Table to the General Capital Projects Fund for the Interstate 277 Rail Trail Bridge Project.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Phil Reiger, General Services
Kathleen Cishek, General Services
Keith Bryant, General Services
Explanation
§ The Interstate 277 Rail Trail Bridge project will include the construction of a 280-foot-long pedestrian bridge over Interstate 277 at the CATS Brooklyn Village Station in Council District 1, improving connectivity along the Rail Trail.
§ The Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization awarded $2,549,395 in discretionary grant funding, which will be applied toward eligible project construction costs.
§ Queen’s Table, a local nonprofit, will provide a donation to fund lighting enhancements for the bridge.
§ The project is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2028.
Fiscal Note
Funding: General Capital Projects Fund
Attachments
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Budget Ordinance