【時報訊】聖路易Grand大街近期從聯邦補助刺激經費中獲資近270萬美金，準備用於Grand大街的改造項目。據聖路易地區國會議員民主人士Russ Camahan, Aldermen Jennifer Florida以及Steve Conway透露，仍在計畫中的改造工程一方面意在保證周圍社區的安全，另一方面通過引入多元化的餐館和其他商業使得這些地區更具有生機和活力。
South Grand大街的改造工程屬於四個Grand大街改造工程的專案之一。據瞭解，這些資金將主要用於交通信號燈、人行道和照明系統的改造。同時，車行道的數目將從4條減至3條。
美國國會眾議員Russ Camahan數週前，在Cafe Natasha就該專案的細節召開新聞發佈會。作為“東西開發交通運輸促進工作”的一部分，South Grand大街的改造專案力圖提倡聖路易地區的人行步道，並為他們提供更為便利的步行條件。此項計畫的最終結果需要經過密蘇里州交通廳的批准，該手續預計於2010年3月2日進行。一旦該計畫得到批准，聖路易市將於密蘇里州交通廳合作，宣傳工程招標並且從中挑選出最合適的承建商。
South Grand社區土地改良區召開了一個聽證會，針對該計畫的細節性問題進行了規劃。此次聽證會已於8月12日在Arsenal大街的St. Elizabeth Academy舉行。
此項South Grand改造工程有望與2010年底開始進行。
St. Louis project to get $2.7 million in recovery funds
About $2.7 million in federal stimulus money will go to a project in the St. Louis Great Streets Initiative.
Rep. Russ Carnahan, a Democrat from St. Louis, was joined Wednesday by city aldermen and restaurant owners in the city's South Grand business district. They said the funds will be used to improve a section of South Grand and make it more pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly.Carnahan and Aldermen Jennifer Florida and Steve Conway said the redesign, which is still in the works, will improve safety and enhance the viability of surrounding neighborhoods and the strip's many international restaurants and other businesses.
The South Grand project is one of four in the St. Louis Great Streets Initiative. South Grand in St. Louis is getting $2.69 million in stimulus funding to make it friendlier to pedestrians.The money will go toward traffic signals, sidewalks and lighting. The plan also calls for reducing the number of traffic lanes on the street from four lanes to three.U.S. Rep. Russ Carnahan, D-Mo., is expected to speak at a news conference about the project Wednesday morning at Caf谷 Natasha.The project is part of East-West Gateway Council of Government＊s "Great Streets Initiative," which encourages the development of pedestrian-friendly business districts in St. Louis.
Final plans for the project must be approved by the Missouri Department of Transportation by March 2, 2010.Once the approval is in place, the City of St. Louis will work with MoDOT to advertise for bids and select a construction contractor.It is hoped that construction can start in late 2010.
The South Grand Community Improvement District held a public hearing and design charette detailing the scope of the project Aug. 12 at St. Elizabeth Academy on Arsenal Street.
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