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City of Hanford receives $15.5M grant from DOT

The City of Hanford has announced that it is a recipient of a $15.5 million grant thanks to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). The grant award is part of the competitive Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program through the DOT.

The City’s Fast Track Hanford project was chosen as one of 109 projects to receive a 2025 RAISE Round 1 award. The funding will be used to improve the downtown area between the Amtrak Station and 10th Avenue. The project also includes China Alley and Civic Center Park, with construction estimated to begin in March 2028.“The project will include roadway and intersection safety improvements, ADA upgrades, two bus stop improvements, wayfinding signage, micro-mobility amenities, lighting, stormwater improvements, electric vehicle charging stations, and electronic informational displays,” said the City.

The City aims to use the RAISE program funding to improve traffic and pedestrian safety in the downtown corridors by narrowing and reducing vehicular lanes, changing street parking from parallel to angled, and enhancing street lighting, among several other improvements.

“This is a transformational project that will provide easier and safer access to transportation options in the City, create a more walkable and bikeable downtown through various infrastructure improvements, and in combination with other efforts laid out in our five-year strategic plan, will lead to a more vibrant downtown atmosphere for residents, businesses and visitors,” said the City.

Three of the Hottest New Hotels to Book for Food. The project consists of more than 30 improvements beginning at the Amtrak Station, spanning to 10th Avenue, and branching out to encompass three sides of Civic Center Park.

The City has identified several measures to meet its goal of improving safety including a pedestrian-only section between Douty Street and Harris Street, noting that all upgrades will match other sections of the China Alley corridor except all vehicular access will be restricted.

Through the Fast Track Hanford project, the City learned that China Alley technically spans the block between Green and White Streets and is not the entire alleyway, as shown on Google Maps.

The project also ties in with the East Lacey Improvement Project and the Kings-Tulare High-Speed Rail Station Transit Oriented Development Project, which according to the city’s website “is a planning effort to identify recommendations for connecting transit services from downtown Hanford to the Kings-Tulare High-Speed Rail (HSR) Station… and will result in a planning document enabling the City of Hanford to promote transit-oriented and economic development and encourage context-appropriate development in areas surrounding the Kings-Tulare HSR Station…and is an early step in the longer-term shaping of Hanford to integrate HSR development for a positive and equitable outcome.”

On Jan. 10, the DOT announced it had awarded over a billion dollars in RAISE funds to 109 projects across the country, but received 195 qualified applications requesting a total of nearly $2.4 billion. The department reported that a large percentage of the grants selected in the first round of funding support areas defined as historically disadvantaged or of persistent poverty. The DOT’s RAISE grants are also awarded to invest in transportation infrastructure projects that would otherwise not receive the funding needed.

The project consists of more than 30 improvements beginning at the Amtrak Station, spanning to 10th Avenue, and branching out to encompass three sides of Civic Center Park.

The City has identified several measures to meet its goal of improving safety including a pedestrian-only section between Douty Street and Harris Street, noting that all upgrades will match other sections of the China Alley corridor except all vehicular access will be restricted.

Through the Fast Track Hanford project, the City learned that China Alley technically spans the block between Green and White Streets and is not the entire alleyway, as shown on Google Maps.

The project also ties in with the East Lacey Improvement Project and the Kings-Tulare High-Speed Rail Station Transit Oriented Development Project, which according to the city’s website “is a planning effort to identify recommendations for connecting transit services from downtown Hanford to the Kings-Tulare High-Speed Rail (HSR) Station… and will result in a planning document enabling the City of Hanford to promote transit-oriented and economic development and encourage context-appropriate development in areas surrounding the Kings-Tulare HSR Station…and is an early step in the longer-term shaping of Hanford to integrate HSR development for a positive and equitable outcome.”

On Jan. 10, the DOT announced it had awarded over a billion dollars in RAISE funds to 109 projects across the country, but received 195 qualified applications requesting a total of nearly $2.4 billion. The department reported that a large percentage of the grants selected in the first round of funding support areas defined as historically disadvantaged or of persistent poverty. The DOT’s RAISE grants are also awarded to invest in transportation infrastructure projects that would otherwise not receive the funding needed.

https://hanfordsentinel.com/news/local/city-of-hanford-receives-15-5m-grant-from-dot/article_1d82d572-d772-11ef-80e7-8f3e3ef51fbe.html

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