DOT Awards Over $2.3 Million to North Dakota Tribal Nations
BISMARCK, N.D. – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded $2,333,044 to two North Dakota tribal nations through the Build America Bureau Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program. The funding will be distributed as follows: $1,583,044 to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians to support the Gordon Lake Road Infrastructure Enhancement Project. This award will fund planning, design, and engineering activities for the project. The initiative focuses on the reconstruction of approximately 19.4 miles of gravel roadway near Belcourt within the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation. $750,000 to the Three Affiliated Tribes for the White Shield Transportation Safety Improvements for Son of Star Casino along Bureau of Indian Affairs Road 1. This award will support planning, design, and engineering activities to alleviate anticipated safety concerns stemming from the construction of Son of Star Casino. This includes pavement reclamation and resurfacing, turn lane construction, shared use path installation, lighting, roadway striping, and roadway signing.
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BISMARCK, N.D. – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded$2,333,044to two North Dakota tribal nations through the Build America Bureau Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program. The funding will be distributed as follows:
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