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Contact: Stephanie Roth, Tel.: (202) 366-0660
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Tennessee Receives $2 Million Federal Grant For Shelby and Fayette County
Highway Improvements
Washington, DC – Tennessee is receiving a $2 million federal transportation
grant to resurface State Route 385 from Collierville to Interstate 40 in Shelby
and Fayette Counties, U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta said today.
The grant is part of a federal program that supports transportation
infrastructure and economic development in the Delta region of the U.S.
“Investing in new road projects will help countless travelers and residents
alike better connect to the heart, spirit and soul of the Delta region,” said
Mineta. “Our investment will help ensure that State Route 385 fuels economic
potential and opportunity in the area for many years to come.”
The Department of Transportation is providing more than $24 million in grants to
eight states in the Delta region. In addition to Tennessee, states receiving
grants are Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and
Missouri.
The highway, transit and safety law signed by President Bush in August 2005
provides an additional $40 million for transportation projects in the Delta
region. It also provides $1 million to the Delta Regional Authority for a study
of transportation needs and priorities in the eight states. The Delta Regional
Authority is a federal-state partnership established to further economic
development in the Delta.
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