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2018 BUILD Grant
Chris Lukasina, MPO Staff
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The USDOT is authorized to award $1.5 billion for transportation projects across the country under the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) competitive grant program. The 2018 BUILD discretionary grants will fund capital investments in roads, bridges, transit, rail, ports or intermodal transportation infrastructure and will be awarded on a competitive basis to projects that will have a significant impact on the nation, a state, or a region.
The grant program will focus on Projects for BUILD will be evaluated based on merit criteria that include safety, economic competitiveness, quality of life, environmental protection, state of good repair, innovation, partnership, and additional non-Federal revenue for future transportation infrastructure investments.
As of June 13, 2018, the Town of Knightdale and GoTriangle have requested application and project submission endorsement by the MPO. A letter of support is requested to accompany each final application; which are included as attachments.
Requested Action: Action Consider endorsement of the requested 2018 BUILD Grant project applications for the region.