Omaha Receives $16.9M Grant For 120th Street Widening Project
The City of Omaha received a $16.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to widen 120th Street to four lanes.
The decision was announced last Wednesday in a joint statement by U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer and U.S. Rep. Don Bacon. The funding comes from the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant program.
“Omaha will see great benefits from this critical transportation grant,” Fischer said in a release, noting she sent a letter to the agency advocating for the project. “This BUILD grant will make life easier for commuters and families by providing more capacity in an area where there is an increasing amount of traffic. Another part of this project will be installing new street lighting, traffic signals, and a median to help keep drivers and pedestrians safe.”
Bacon called the grant “critically important” to the economic vitality of the metropolitan area.
“I was pleased to lend my support to the project because of growing commerce in the area; it will satisfy growing congestion issues; and will provide support for interconnection between area bicycle and pedestrian trails encouraging active healthy lifestyles,” Bacon said in a release.
Mayor Jean Stothert said in a statement that infrastructure is a priority of her administration, and she said 120th Street is a key connection in northwest Omaha.
“The project responds to increasing traffic volume, especially with recent improvements to Tranquility Park that attract soccer teams from across the Midwest and their fans,” Stothert said. “We are grateful to Senator Fischer and Congressman Bacon for supporting our BUILD Grant application and to the Department of Transportation for the award that allows us to accelerate the construction timeline.”
The project will upgrade the street to a four-lane urban street with a raised median, turn lanes, curbs and gutters running between Stonegate Drive (just south of West Maple Road) and Roanoke Boulevard (near Fort Street).
For more details on the project, visit bit.ly/2oZiAPj.
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