The West Central Minnesota Area Transportation Partnership is seeking applications for the 2013 Transportation Enhancement Program, which has approximately $600,000 available for eligible projects in Mahnomen, Clay, Becker, Wilkin, Otter Tail, Grant, Douglas, Stevens, Traverse, Pope, Big Stone and Swift counties. Projects require a 20 percent cash match.
Eligible transportation enhancement projects are:
Projects previously funded in area counties include:
n City of Ottertail bike trail (funded 2012) = $189,750
n Moorhead pedestrian underpass at 20th Street and 40th Avenue (funded 2012) = $310,250
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n Villard bike trail to Villard city beach (funded 2012) = $100,000
n Lake LeHomme Dieu bike path (funded 2011) = $192,300
n Otter Tail County Highway 1 bike trail (funded 2011) = $144,300
n Highway 10 aesthetic and beautification improvements (funded 2011) = $260,500
n Phelps Mill bridge restoration (funded 2010) = $273,600
n Pelican Rapids River Park and Pathway (funded 2010) = $125,000
n Benson Northside Trail extension (funded 2010) = $167,200
n Fergus Falls bike path from downtown to Central Lakes Trail (funded 2009) = $158,000
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n Moorhead pedestrian underpass at Highway 75 and 40th Avenue (funded 2009) = $439,000
A Transportation Enhancement Workshop is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 26, from 10 a.m. to noon at West Central Initiative, 1000 Western Ave., Fergus Falls. For directions, visit www.wcif.org . The workshop will provide answers to eligibility questions and representatives will be available to assist in completing application forms.
Applications and grant writing assistance are also available by contacting:
n Wayne Hurley at West Central Initiative, 1-800-735-2239 or wayne@wcif.org , for Clay, Becker, Wilkin, Otter Tail, Grant, Douglas, Stevens, Traverse and Pope counties
n Mathew Dyrdahl at Headwaters Regional Development Commission, 218-444-4732 or mdyrdahl@hrdc.org , for Mahnomen County
n Dawn Hegland at Upper Minnesota Valley Regional Development Commission, 320-289-1981 or dawn.hegland@umvrdc.org , for Big Stone and Swift counties
n Justin Kristan at Fargo-Moorhead Council of Governments, 701-232-3242 or jkristan@fmmetrocog.org , for the Fargo-Moorhead vicinity.
Information on the Transportation Enhancements Funds, including a guidebook and fact sheets on the 12 eligible activities, can be found at the following Web site: http://www.enhancements.org .
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For more information on the program, contact Jody Martinson, Mn/DOT District 4 Planner, 218-846-7964, or jody.martinson@dot.state.mn.us .
The deadline for applications is Nov. 21.
