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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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