Office of Planning, Environment, & Realty (HEP)
Planning · Environment · Real Estate
A total of 55 projects from 32 States were selected to receive $123,603,000 in FY 1999 NCPD/CBI funding. These projects are listed in the following table. In addition, the last column in the table indicates the selection criteria that contributed to the project being selected.
| State | Project Location | Allocation | Explanation For Selection |
|---|---|---|---|
Alaska |
Design/reconstruction of portions of the Dalton Highway |
$600,000 | National geographic distribution |
Arizona (lead State) |
Planning for parts of the CANAMEX Corridor |
$1,000,000 | Multi-State endorsements; State willing to shift funds to support the project |
Arizona (lead State) |
Design of the Hoover Dam Bypass in CANAMEX Corridor |
$2,000,000 | Substantial previous investments; multi-State endorsements |
Arizona |
Site development work for commercial vehicle inspection and weighing in the vicinity of Nogales |
$2,500,000 | Multi-national endorsements; project will support investments by other Federal agencies |
Arkansas (lead State) |
Acquisition of right-of-way for Highway 71 from Texarkana to the Louisiana state line |
$2,000,000 | Substantial previous investments; substantial truck volume increases in recent past; safety benefits anticipated |
Arkansas (lead State) |
Environmental studies for future I-69 |
$10,000,000 | Multi-State grassroots endorsements; economic development |
Arkansas (lead State) |
Environmental review, design, right-of-way acquisition and bridge replacement for parts of U.S. 412 in northeastern Arkansas and southeastern Missouri |
$1,000,000 | National geographic distribution |
California |
Environmental review, detailed design and right-of-way acquisition for State Route 905 |
$7,400,000 | Local government contribution using innovative financing; safety and operations benefits anticipated; will support CALTRANS funded inspection station |
California |
Coordinated study of feasibility of new border crossing, planning for port of entry improvements and planning for improving border transportation efficiencies in the vicinity of Mexicali and to improve border transportation systems with Baja California |
$340,000 | Well coordinated and concise application |
Georgia |
Comprehensive corridor study for State Route 22, U.S. 80, State Route 96 and I-16 to Savannah |
$1,500,000 | Needed to coordinate ongoing and planned improvements in corridor; supported by MPOs in corridor |
Idaho |
Environmental, concept, location, comprehensive and corridor planning and right-of-way acquisition for U.S. 95 from State Route 1 to the Canadian border |
$1,200,000 | Support from local Customs Service and Indian nation |
Illinois |
Reconstruction of westbound mainline of I-55 from Dan Ryan Expressway to Kedzie Avenue |
$3,000,000 | Very high truck traffic; nationally significant facility; support from private sector trucking and rail companies |
Indiana |
Construction of highway and bridges for Hoosier Industrial Corridor between State Route 13 and State Route 9 |
$2,000,000 | Gap closing; good leverage; operation and safety benefits anticipated |
Indiana |
Planning, routing and location studies for High Priority Corridor 18 (a.k.a., future I-69) in southwest Indiana and nearby Kentucky |
$400,000 | Well coordinated; non-Federal share from local agencies |
Iowa |
Reconstruction/widening of I-35 from west of State Route 415 to east of U.S. 69 |
$3,000,000 | Urgent project; good leverage; high truck volumes |
Kansas |
Feasibility, location and design studies for a corridor from Missouri to Oklahoma generally along U.S. 54 |
$560,000 | Trucks are high percentage of traffic; logically follows previous study funded by ISTEA; support from other States |
Kentucky |
Preliminary engineering and environmental studies for a facility from Pike County to future I-73 in West Virginia, with the provision that one alternative for study be less costly than alternatives previously studied (e.g., a phased improvement where the initial phase includes some at grade intersections and a later phase includes improving those intersections to interchanges) |
$4,500,000 | National geographic distribution |
Louisiana |
Environmental, preliminary engineering, design and construction work to upgrade U.S. 90 to a controlled access facility to be identified as I-49 from Lafayette to the West Bank Expressway |
$3,000,000 | Substantial previous investment in corridor |
Louisiana |
Design, right-of-way acquisition, utility relocation and construction work for development of I-49 from Shreveport to the Arkansas State line |
$1,000,000 | National geographic distribution |
Maine (lead State) |
Project development work for a new border crossing in Calais through the NEPA process and other planning work supporting the development of the U.S. 2 corridor in New England |
$1,500,000 | Substantial multi-State and Canadian support |
Maryland (lead State) |
Study of feasibility and other issues involving the development of projects to provide substantial improvements to a north to south corridor in Western Maryland and nearby parts of Pennsylvania and West Virginia |
$500,000 | National geographic distribution |
Michigan |
Design of improved Ambassador Bridge gateway and reconstruction of nearby portion of I-75/I-96 |
$10,600,000 | Large reduction in vehicle delay expected; integral to functioning of empowerment zone; linked to Intelligent Transportation System (ITS ) project; will build on previous investments |
Michigan |
Deployment of technology improvements on Blue Water Bridge, design of improvements to a nearby grade crossing and construction of a nearby truck cargo facility |
$1,200,000 | Extensive binational coordination; expected substantial decrease in vehicle delay |
Michigan |
Study of cross border transportation improvements in Livingston, St. Clair, Monroe, Wayne, Oakland, Washtenaw and Macomb Counties |
$100,000 | Builds on existing binational relationships |
Minnesota |
Mobile vehicle inspections using portable scales |
$144,000 | National geographic distribution |
Minnesota |
Study and environmental review of improvements to U.S. 53 from Virginia to Cook and International Falls to the vicinity of Kabetogama |
$500,000 | National geographic distribution |
Missouri (lead State) |
Deployment planning for ITS improvements for I-35/I-29 corridor from Mexico to Canada |
$800,000 | Broad multi-State support; expect deployment schedule as product |
Montana |
Feasibility of bypass in city of Billings, Yellowstone County |
$150,000 | Concise application; citizen group funded preliminary product; County to fund share of feasibility study |
New Jersey |
Development of multimodal/intermodal corridor plan for rail and highway improvements in vicinity of Elizabeth, New Jersey, approximately parallel to the New Jersey Turnpike |
$1,000,000 | Multimodal |
New Mexico |
Widen the Domenici Highway (State Route 136) from 2 to 4 lanes in vicinity of the Mexico border |
$4,000,000 | Builds on previous investments; will substantially relieve congestion by encouraging more use of underutilized border facility |
New York (lead State) |
Technology and physical improvements to institute ITS for expediting rail cargo at border crossings in Buffalo, New York; Detroit; Port Huron, Michigan; and Rainer, Minnesota |
$1,000,000 | Will build on substantial private sector investments; multi-national, multi-State coordination |
New York |
Design, right-of-way acquisition, construction and reconstruction from 2 to 4 lanes of U.S. 219 from State Route 39 in the vicinity of Springville to State Route 17/I-86 in the vicinity of Salamanca |
$500,000 | Economic development benefits; broad support |
New York |
Development of a commercial vehicle processing center in the vicinity of the Buffalo/Fort Erie Bridge |
$960,000 | Builds on many months of substantial coordination |
New York |
ITS operational test including design, construction and operation at the Buffalo/Fort Erie Bridge |
$1,800,000 | Builds on previous supported work by Canada and Peace Bridge Authority; previous special funding by FHWA; previous coordination with inspection agencies |
New York |
Widen approaches on northbound I-81, including preliminary engineering, design and construction in the vicinity of the Thousand Islands border crossing |
$200,000 | Safety and operations improvements anticipated |
New York |
Design of inspection facilities in the vicinity of the Port of Rochester border crossing |
$400,000 | City contributing non-Federal share; when complete a substantial reduction in vehicle delay is expected |
North Dakota |
Develop model for planning border crossing improvements based on Pembina-Emerson and Portal-North Portal ports of entry |
$200,000 | Potential for transferable methodology; potential project could reduce delay and accidents; numerous entities contributing to non-Federal share |
Oklahoma |
Reconstruction and addition of two lanes to I-35 from the South Canada Bridge to U.S. 77 |
$3,000,000 | Concise application; critically needed improvement; will build on previous investments |
Oregon (lead State) |
Multimodal trade corridor study of the I-5 corridor between Portland and Vancouver and vicinity from I-84 in Oregon to I-205 in Washington. The I-5 corridor serves the ports of Portland and Vancouver, the intermodal yards of the Union Pacific Railroad and the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway, and the Portland International Airport. |
$2,000,000 | Good leverage; multi-State endorsements |
Pennsylvania |
Construction of new facilities and reconstruction of existing facilities to freeway standards in various portions of Washington and Allegheny Counties as part of the Mon-Fayette expressway |
$4,000,000 | Many sources of non-Federal funds, some using innovative financing; improved multi-State connectivity |
South Dakota |
Construction of interchange, frontage roads and railroad underpass in Rapid City from State Route 79 south of the city to I-90 at the Elk Vale Road Interchange |
$3,000,000 | National geographic distribution |
Tennessee |
Reconstruction and addition of 2 lanes in the vicinity of the I-40/I-240 midtown interchange in Memphis |
$3,000,000 | Concise application; supplements other investments; high truck volume; safety and operation benefits expected |
Texas |
Construction of freeway overpasses and connectors in Laredo on FM 3464 from I-35 to the new border crossing |
$6,200,000 | Good leverage; multi-national coordination; expeditious start to construction expected; existing facility heavily congested |
Texas |
Border station improvements at the International Bridge of the Americas in El Paso County |
$2,400,000 | International coordination demonstrated |
Texas |
Construction of bridge and upgrading to four lanes in Hidalgo County on U.S. 281 south of Pharr |
$1,800,000 | Existing facility heavily congested; could qualify for both corridor and border programs |
Texas |
Construction and upgrading to eight lanes of I-35 in Comal County from Walnut Avenue to FM 725 |
$1,700,000 | Application demonstrates need and addresses all factors |
Texas |
Construction of safety inspection facility, bus processing center, electronic vehicle traffic management system and related improvements at three border crossing locations in Hidalgo port-of-entry system |
$1,900,000 | Coordinated with U.S. Customs Service; subelements of application well described and well coordinated |
Washington |
Construction of a number of highway-rail grade separations and port access projects on the Freight Action Strategy (FAST) Corridor from Everett to Tacoma |
$10,000,000 | Good leverage overall and on each subelement; substantial funding from private sources; operational and safety benefits expected |
Washington |
Binational Coordination for border crossings in Whatcom County |
$811,000 | Non-Federal share funded by a number of sources; continues existing coordination |
Washington |
Freight and traveler origin and destination study and commodity flow study in Whatcom Country |
$238,000 | Good leveraging; multi-national coordination |
Washington |
Outreach project to market pre-clearance program in Whatcom County |
$200,000 | Builds on $1.6 million project funded by Immigration and Naturalization Service |
West Virginia |
Construction to freeway standards of the Mon-Fayette expressway from I-68 east of Morgantown to the Pennsylvania state line |
$3,000,000 | National geographic distribution |
West Virginia |
Reconstruction and widening of the Tolsia Highway from two to four lanes with partial access control in Wayne and Mingo Counties |
$3,500,000 | National geographic distribution |
Wisconsin |
Construction to improve a two-lane facility to a four-lane divided highway along State Route 29 in Brown, Marathon, Shawano and Dunn Counties |
$3,000,000 | Good leverage; early advancement to construction; broad support from public and private sector. |
Wyoming (lead State) |
Preliminary engineering environmental studies and coordination for a joint port of entry along U.S. 87 between Buffalo, Wyoming, and Billings, Montana |
$1,300,000 | Builds on substantial previous coordination |
TOTAL |
55 Projects |
$123,603,000 |
