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| https://axne.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-axne-announces-new-25000000-infrastructure-grant-polk-county | Rep. Axne Announces New $25,000,000 Infrastructure Grant for Polk County | 2020-09-15 | 2020 | 2020-09 | Democrat | House | IA | Cynthia Axne | A000378 | axne.house.gov | legacy | Today, Rep.Cindy Axne(IA-03) announceda new $25,000,000federal Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant fora roadway reconstruction and upgrade project in Polk County. In May, Rep. Axne wrote directly to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Elaine Chao to push for theapproval of this grant. Improving our infrastructure is critical for job growth and economic opportunity for all Iowans,said Rep. Axne.I'm pleased to see this robust federal investment coming back to support improvements inIowa's Third District, and I will continue to fight to get additional investments through this and other federal grant programs. According to DOT, the project will reconstruct approximately five miles of a two-lane rural arterial to a three-lane urban road, including a new underpass for grade separation at a dual railroad crossing, increased vertical clearance of Broadway Avenue under the I-235 overpass, addition of a paved multi-use trail, and installation of a fiber optic traffic signal interconnect network to enable adaptive signal control. In July, Rep. Axnevotedto approve$1 billionin the Fiscal Year 2021 federal budget tosupport further investments through theBUILD grant program. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |