WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Tuesday that the Biden-Harris Administration has awarded a $12 million grant in Jenkins County from the Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program for the Millen Rail Crossing project. This is one of 18 projects receiving a total of $645.3 million to help communities around the United States complete transportation projects that will increase mobility, improve safety, and generate regional economic growth in rural areas.
Rural roads face a disproportionally high rate of fatalities, and a significant proportion of rural roads and bridges are in poor condition. The awards announced Tuesday will improve the safety and reliability of movement of people and freight, as well as improve quality of life for rural residents, through investment in critical roads, bridges and other transportation systems.
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