WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, OH - Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Transportation's recent grant announcement totaling nearly $13 million to the 11th Congressional District:

"I am pleased the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded the 11th Congressional District nearly $13 million for ongoing transportation projects. These investments are vital - the City of Akron will use funds for its Downtown Akron Promenade, a project to revitalize the downtown area, and the Reconnecting Cleveland project joining local neighborhoods to the Lake Erie waterfront, will be partially funded through this DOT grant. Join me in thanking Mayor Dan Horrigan, Mayor Frank Jackson, and all local partners, for their efforts to transform our region and improve our communities.”

Reconnecting Cleveland received $7.95 million and the Downtown Akron Promenade project received $5 million. The funds were awarded through the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant program aimed at investing in critical road, rail, transit and port projects across the nation. Earlier this year, Congresswoman Fudge sent letters of support for both grant applications.

Reconnecting Cleveland  TIGER grant partners:

Cleveland Metroparks

LAND studio

Cleveland Foundation

The George Gund Foundation

Wendy Park Foundation

The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation

City of Cleveland

Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority

The Trust for Public Land 

 

For more information on 2016 TIGER grants, please visit: https://www.transportation.gov/tiger.

To view Congresswoman's Fudge's support letter for Reconnecting Cleveland, click here.

To view Congresswoman Fudge's support letter for the Downtown Akron Promenade, click here.

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