2012 Discretionary Grant Program Fact Sheets
Delta Region Transportation Development Program
Description: The Delta Region Transportation Development Program (DRTDP) provides grants to support and encourage multistate transportation planning and corridor development; provide for transportation project development; and support transportation construction in the Delta region. The Delta region includes portions of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee.
Entities Eligible to Apply for Funding: States and metropolitan planning organizations in the Delta Region are eligible for DRTDP discretionary grants.
Amount of funds awarded $8,518,388
Amount of funds requested: $66,403,066
Number of applications received: 16
Number of applications selected: 8
| State | Project | Description | Funding Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| AR | Black River Bridges and Approaches | This project will replace and widen a bridge on Highway 63 over the Black River and Highway 25 in Black Rock to reduce crashes and improve overall safety. | $1,553,704 |
| IL | I-66 Phase 1 Study | This study will evaluate various alignments of the proposed I-66 across Illinois from Cape Girardeau, MO, to Paducah, KY. | $661,151 |
| LA | Louisiana Route 10 Repaving | This project will repave Louisiana Route 10 between Louisiana Route 43 to Louisiana Route 441 in Greensburg to improve roadway conditions. | $930,535 |
| MS | State Route 6 and I-55 Interchange | This project will reconstruct the I-55 interchange with SR 6 in Batesville to improve on- and off-ramps and install lighting and traffic signalization to improve roadway safety. | $1,443,808 |
| MS | Byram Clinton Corridor in Hinds County | This project will construct a four-lane limited access road with sidewalks, bike trails, and pedestrian walking trails from I-20 to Sam Herring Road. | $1,250,000 |
| MO | Missouri Route 34 Bridge Replacement in Glen Allen | This project will replace a bridge and reconstruct a 1.6-mile section of Missouri Route 34 in Glen Allen in Bollinger County to improve safety along an evacuation route. | $1,323,186 |
| MO | Missouri Route 34 Safety Improvements | This project will reconstruct a 2.6 mile section of Missouri Route 34 from Route DD to Route ZZ to improve safety. | $956,004 |
| TN | US 78 Corridor Preliminary Engineering in Shelby County | This project will develop planning and preliminary design to reconstruct US 78 with the goal of improving mobility coming into Tennessee from Mississippi. | $400,000 |