Federal Grant Awards SWODA 1.5 Million Dollars To Develop Regional Long-Range Transportation Plan For 16 Counties

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September 6, 2022

By Julie Sanders, SWODA Director of Transportation

The South Western Oklahoma Development Authority (SWODA) located in Burns Flat will receive 1.5 million dollars through one of six RAISE grants awarded in Oklahoma. RAISE stands for Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program.

SWODA will be developing a regional long-range transportation plan for counties that encompass the Southwest Oklahoma Regional Transportation Planning organization (SORTPO) region. The region includes the following 16 counties: Beckham, Caddo, Comanche, Cotton, Custer, Grady, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Jefferson, Kiowa, McClain, Roger Mills, Stephens, Tillman, and Washita.

This grant program is to help urban and rural communities move forward on projects that modernize roads, bridges, transit, rail, ports, and intermodal transportation and make our transportation systems safer, more accessible, more affordable, and more sustainable.

According to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg more than $2.2 billion RAISE program has been awarded for 2022. You can see all the grant awardees at transportation.gov/RAISEgrants.

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