Butler County/Cranberry Township Gateway 228 BUILD II Project Reimbursement and Grant Match Agreement

The Township aggressively seeks grant funding to improve transportation infrastructure. Freedom Road corridor improvements have been a top priority for the Board of Supervisors since the days of the original Crows Run project. We are close to completing the construction of the first phase of the Freedom Road corridor improvements from Commonwealth Drive to Haine School Road which was supported by a federal BUILD grant. In partnership, the County and Township received a second federal BUILD grant (BUILD II) to complete the corridor improvements from Haine School Road to Powell Road. This project requires a local match commitment from the Township. The Board established its intention to commit local match funds pursuant to Resolution 2019-15 as part of the federal grant application. The Board is requested to consider the rights, responsibilities, and obligations of the parties with regard to our local grant match commitment for the BUILD II project pursuant to the attached resolution and agreement which will complete the final phase of the Freedom Road improvements.

Motion to adopt Resolution No. 2023-07, authorizing the commitment of $4,050,000 towards the County’s local match as required by the Federal 2020 BUILD Grant with an estimated total cost of $20,100,000. and authorizing the execution of the Gateway 228/ BUILD II Memorandum of Agreement with Butler County.