{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.peters.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/peters-secures-more-than-27-million-in-federal-funding-for-roadway-safety-improvements-in-metro-detroit", "Peters Secures More Than $27 Million in Federal Funding for Roadway Safety Improvements in Metro Detroit", "2026-08-03", "2026", "2026-08", "Democrat", "Senate", "MI", "Gary C. Peters", "P000595", "www.peters.senate.gov", "garypeters", "https://www.peters.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "DETROIT, MI \u2013 U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) secured more than $27 million in federal funding for roadway safety improvements in Metro Detroit. Peters secured $25 million for the Gratiot SMART SPACES Implementation Project, which will support roadway improvements along the Gratiot Avenue corridor to prevent crashes, create safer pedestrian crossings, and enable more reliable and efficient bus service. Peters also secured $2.2 million for the City of Sterling Heights\u2019 North Van Dyke Avenue corridor improvement project. The funding will make roadway improvements along Van Dyke Avenue that will support roadway safety and redesign the corridor as a hub for residential and commercial activity.\n\n\u201cHaving safe, reliable roadways is critical to public safety and local economic growth,\u201d said Senator Peters. \u201cI was proud to secure this funding to help improve these vital corridors in Metro Detroit to better support the residents and businesses who rely on them each and every day.\u201d\n\nThis funding comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation\u2019s (DOT) Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant program. Peters secured funding for the BUILD program though the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and advocated for both Macomb County\u2019s and Sterling Heights\u2019 funding applications.\n\nDOT\u2019s BUILD program awards federal funding on a competitive basis for projects considered to have significant local or regional impact. BUILD funding can support roads, bridges, transit, rail, ports or intermodal transportation projects. Peters helped create the BUILD program as part of the Fixing America\u2019s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act and has continued working to fund BUILD through annual government funding legislation.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-04T07:35:49Z", "2026-08-04T07:37:27Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.peters.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/peters-secures-more-than-27-million-in-federal-funding-for-roadway-safety-improvements-in-metro-detroit"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7959981448948383, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}