Two Ohio projects will receive special consideration from the U.S. Department of Transportation Infrastructure for Rebuilding America program.
The projects are eligible to apply for credit assistance for up to 49 percent of costs.
The projects are City of Cincinnati, Western Hills Viaduct Replacement Project; and Ohio Department of Transportation, Ohio Route 7 grade crossing improvement.
Also designated was the Indiana Department of Transportation for the U.S. Route 36 Modern Rockville Road Project.
In a news release, USDOT said the Ohio and Indiana projects were among 44 projects that made it to the final round for funding under the 2021 INFRA competitive grant program, but were not awarded due to a combination of overwhelming demand for INFRA grants and limited funds.
Instead they will be designated as INFRA Extra projects and eligible to receive a Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act credit.
USDOT received eligible INFRA applications from 42 states and Guam seeking a collective $6.8 billion in grant funds. That was nearly seven times more than the $1 billion available.
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