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TDOT102026BUILDGRANT
Mayor’s Office/TDOT
Jeremy Mikolajczyk (x1537) and Simon Nyi
Revised
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Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a grant agreement with and accept financial assistance from the Federal Highway Administration and the Ohio Department of Transportation for the Front and Main Corridor Modernization project; authorizing the deposit, appropriation, and expenditure of grant proceeds into the Capital Improvement Fund in an amount not to exceed $19,510,645; authorizing the Mayor to accept bids and award contracts for the same; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The City of Toledo has been awarded a grant in the amount of $19,510,645 from the Federal Highway Administration’s BUILD grant program, via pass-through from the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT). The grant will fully fund construction of the Front and Main Corridor Modernization project at 100% with no match requirement. The project will support major capital improvements to the Front Street and Main Street corridors and will improve safety, enhance accessibility, strengthen community connectivity, and enhance the quality of life for residents of Toledo's historic east side. Final design is underway and construction is expected from mid-2027 through 2028.
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NOW THEREFORE Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That the Mayor is authorized to enter into a grant agreement with and to accept and deposit financial assistance from the Federal Highway Administration and the Ohio Department of Transportation for construction of the Front and Main Corridor Modernization project, in an amount not to exceed $19,510,645, upon terms and conditions acceptable to the Director of Transportation and the Director of Law.
SECTION 2. That the appropriation of an amount not to exceed $19,510,645 is authorized from the unappropriated grant proceeds in the Capital Improvement Fund to Account Code 540G-35000-8GA4526STDSTD; and that the expendi...
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