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also want to congregate under 
some pavilions, to have pic-
nics there in the shade.
” 
Another item on the wish 
list is access to restrooms, 
“which obviously we cannot 
put on the bridge itself, but we 
are looking into the possibility 
of locating them just off the 
bridge” in adjacent areas, he 
says. 
Before those plans get 
finalized, Siddiqui anticipates 
at least one additional public 
meeting this month, probably 
to be followed up by an online 
survey. Interested members of 
the community can stay alert 
for information about the 
opportunity to have input into 
the final design of the Victoria 
Park Plaza. 
MDOT estimates the total 
cost of this project at $43 
million. Funding for this 
comes from the federal gov-
ernment and from the state of 
Michigan. 
About half of the cost 
of this project comes as a 
grant for $21.7 million as 
part of the Reconnecting 
Communities pilot program 
from the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, which forms 
part of the recently passed 
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. 
According to Siddiqui, 
another 20% comes from 
matching state funds, 
required by the Reconnecting 
Communities grant. Another 
30% comes from federal 
funds “typically appropriated 
for bridges.
”
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer 
said, “Rebuilding the Victoria 
Park Plaza Bridge over I-696 
will connect communities and 
support good-paying con-
struction jobs. I am grateful to 
the Michigan Infrastructure 
Office and the Michigan 
Department of Transportation 
for their collaboration to win 
federal grants that will make 
a real difference in people’s 
lives.
” 

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