Ohio awarded $22 million in TIGER Grants
Columbus Business First reports that of the $511 million Federal Transportation Investment Generation Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants awarded this month, two of the 46 projects are Ohio-based.
The City of Cincinnati will receive $10,920,000 in grant funding to design and construct an extension of their streetcar system – a project with a total cost of $156,290,000.
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority will receive a $12,503,200 grant toward a $15,206,014 project that will relocate rail tracks, reconstruct a dilapidated train station, and rehabilitate two transit bridges.
For a complete list of the grant awards, visit the U.S. Department of Transportation's TIGER Grants website here. The Business First blog can be found here.
