WYANDOTTE: Federal grant to fund resurfacing of Oak Street

The city continues to pursue federal stimulus dollars for what officials see as long overdue projects.

Officials hit the stimulus funds jackpot, so to speak, with the announcement last month that the city will receive $7.7 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to alleviate blight, acquire and rehabilitate houses, and increase land bank capacity.

On a considerably smaller scale, but nonetheless very much welcome by city officials at a time of dramatically decreased revenues, the Federal Highway Administration has allocated $237,000 of stimulus funds for the asphalt resurfacing of Oak Street, from Third Street to Biddle Avenue.

City Engineer Mark Kowalewski said the estimated construction cost is $221,600.

"The balance of $15,400 will be utilized for construction engineering and inspection by Engineering Department employees," Kowalewski said.

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