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WASHINGTON – The City of Cedar Rapids will receive $25 million from the Department of Transportation (DOT) to fund flood resilience efforts and infrastructure improvements at I-380 through the Union Pacific (UP) Railroad Project. Funding for this project comes from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), legislation Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) supported in 2021. The funding is disbursed through Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant program.
“I’m happy to announce that the City of Cedar Rapids is receiving a $25 million award to improve its flood resilience and infrastructure,” Grassley said. “You can imagine how important this funding is for Cedar Rapids, after the city has been hit by devastating floods. These federal dollars will be put to good use to strengthen the Cedar Rapids community.”
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Background:
This project will complete the design, right-of-way acquisition and construction of flood resiliency and multimodal improvements from I-380 to the UP Railroad. The project includes an approximately 0.3-mile levee and realignment of F Avenue NW “up and over” the levee, with a trail along the top.
Additional components include converting F Avenue NW from a one-way to a two-way configuration, constructing a floodwall from E Avenue NW to the existing levee south of I-380, a roundabout on F Avenue NW, a stormwater conveyance system, a railroad flood gate and a pedestrian bridge.
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