On August 10, the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) awarded Fernley, Nevada $25 million from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant program for the Nevada Pacific Parkway (NPP) project.
On August 24, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg promoted the $25 million grant in Fernley.
The Transportation Secretary was joined by U.S. Undersecretary of Transportation for Policy Carlos Monje and Fernley Mayor Roy Edgington Jr. Buttigieg called the public-private partnership project “vital.”
“To make the most of the logistics district you need good transportation infrastructure, the right roads for trucks, the right connections for freight trains and that’s why this project is so vital,” Buttigieg said. “You have put your money where your mouth is and then applied for federal funds to help get this project over the finish line.”
The funding is largely meant to support the completion of the NPP connection between Interstate 80 and Highway 50.
Edgington said the improvements are meant to increase supply chain efficiency across the region, and will be a “catalyst” for job creation.
“This project will relieve traffic congestion by providing another alternative roadway across the Union Pacific lines that are behind us and will act as a catalyst in the creation of more than 10,000 jobs we hope to see in this Victory Logistics Park,” said Edgington.
Fernley City Manager Patrick Marsh said the NPP project is expected to begin next summer, and is estimated to finish around July 2024.
The Northern Nevada project was just one of more than 160 project nationwide approved to receive more than $2.2 billion in federal funding through the RAISE program.
USDOT announced earlier this month that the state would be receiving $48.9 million for two projects, including $23.9 million for a project in the city of Las Vegas.
The funding will support the Stewart Avenue Complete Streets project and are meant to increase safety and accessibility along a 4.5 mile stretch of the downtown road.
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Source: Las Vegas Review Journal
