Two local street improvement projects will receive nearly $5 million in grants through the state Transportation Improvement Board, the board announced Wednesday.
The city of Vancouver was awarded $2.7 million for an $8.8 million project to build a new arterial street connecting Columbia, Grant and Esther streets. Construction crews have spent much of this year rebuilding the area as part of a larger effort to restore access to a former industrial site on the Columbia River waterfront.
Clark County received $2.25 million for a project that will improve the intersection at Northeast 72nd Avenue and Northeast 119th Street. The $4 million plan is part of a project to revamp much of 119th Avenue.
The Transportation Improvement Board awarded grants to 103 agencies totaling $111.4 million last month.
