Community Projects Funding Disclosures
2023 Community Projects Funding Disclosures
Community Project Funding Requests (Appropriations Committee)
The House Appropriations Committee has allowed Members of Congress to submit 15 community funding requests for consideration by the Committee for Fiscal Year 2023. Congresswoman Stevens takes very seriously the opportunity to provide critical federal funding for our communities and has engaged with stakeholders across the district to determine how to maximize the potential of this funding for Michigan’s 11th District. Rep. Stevens used the following criteria to determine her requests to the Appropriations Committee.
- Does the project meet the Committee’s guidance for determining project eligibility?
- How many constituents will benefit from this project?
- Does the project have broad support demonstrated by stakeholders across the community?
- Can the project’s sponsors meet the requirements for non-federal matching funding when appropriate?
- How promptly and efficiently can this funding be spent?
Below are the 15 project requests that Rep. Stevens made to the Appropriations Committee based on this criteria:
Birmingham Combined Sewer System Critical Rehabilitation Program Project
Request Amount: $1,300,000.00
Intended Recipient: City of Birmingham
Full Street Address of Intended Recipient: 151 Martin St., Birmingham, MI 48009
Project Overview: This project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because the City of Birmingham conducted a comprehensive condition assessment of over 60% of its combined/sanitary sewer system in 2019. Recommendations were made for rehabilitating the existing sewers to extend their useful life, as opposed to waiting for failures and then needing to remove and replace at a much higher cost and disruption to the public. Approximately 150 sewer segments were identified as needing critical repairs and the proposed project will include various rehabilitation methods to address the identified issues. Sewer rehabilitation work could include removal of accumulated debris or sediment, sewer lining, root mass removals, mineral deposit removals, and excavation & pipe replacement of the most severely deteriorated sections that may not be in suitable condition for other “trenchless” rehabilitation techniques. The proposed work is critical for maximizing combined sewer conveyance capabilities that are needed during wet weather to protect against sewer backups and potential basement flooding.
Canton Ridge Road Park Phase 1 Design and Engineering Project
Request Amount: $1,000,000.00
Intended Recipient: Charter Township of Canton
Full Street Address of Intended Recipient: 1150 S. Canton Road, Canton, MI 48188.
Project Overview: This project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because Ridge Road Park is a key resource in the community and will include an adaptive and universally designed playground and surfacing, a sledding hill and warming hut, an environmental and education nature center, a pond with fishing pier, a woodland preserve area, an extensive trail system, native plantings, and stream restoration.
Clawson Water Main Reconstruction Project
Request Amount: $710,000.00
Intended Recipient: City of Clawson
Full Street Address of Intended Recipient: 425 N. Main St. Clawson, MI 48017
Project Overview: This project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because the funding for this project will be used to install an additional water main and replace a current main in the City of Clawson. The proposed project will be to install approximately 373’ of 8” water main on N. Washington from W. 14 Mile to Broadacre where there is not a water main. Additionally, 737’ of current 6” water main will be replaced with 8” water main on Broadacre from N. Washington to N. Main.
Commerce Charter Township Self-Service Library Kiosks for Seniors Project
Request Amount: $235,050
Intended Recipient: Charter Township of Commerce
Full Street Address of Intended Recipient: at 2009 Township Drive, Commerce Township MI 48390.
Project Overview: This project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of creative alternatives to the traditional in-person library outreach visits to nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Due to health, mobility, transportation and other factors, residents of Commerce Township's nursing homes and assisted living facilities are often unable to safely visit the library. The Commerce Township Community Library strives to provide safe and convenient service to all residents, including residents of senior living facilities. This project would allow Commerce Township Community Library to install library kiosks in senior living facilities and other locations in the community, such as the Richardson Senior Center, where older adults often visit. The library kiosks, which work similar to a vending machine, would serve as miniature library branches, allowing residents the opportunity to independently check out and return library items at their convenience, without needing to arrange transportation to the library or wait for a scheduled visit by library staff.
Farmington Shiawassee Connection Project
Request Amount: $2,100,000.00
Intended Recipient: City of Farmington
Full Street Address of Intended Recipient:
Project Overview: This project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because residents and businesses in the city continue to express the need for more accessible and useable public spaces. The project includes the removal and replacement of existing stairs and bridge at Shiawassee Park with a new ADA compliant boardwalk and bridge.
Holocaust Memorial Center Education Outreach Programs
Request Amount: $550,000.00
Intended Recipient: The Holocaust Memorial Center
Full Street Address of Intended Recipient: 28123 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48334.
Project Overview: This project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because The Holocaust Center (HC) serves over 100,000 Michiganders each year. It is Michigan’s only Holocaust Museum, and one of the largest such museums in the United States. The HC has identified several focused educational initiatives to fulfill its mission: Teacher-training programs in Holocaust and genocide education, transportation subsidies for Title 1/31a school field trips, and educational programs for Michigan students in the museum. CPF will enable The HC to expand and improve these services, giving every Michigander equal access to Holocaust and genocide education and the tools to fight antisemitism.
Northville Randolph Drain Serenity Point and Riverbank Stabilization Project
Request Amount: $560,000
Intended Recipient: City of Northville
Full Street Address of Intended Recipient: 215 Main. St., Northville, MI 48167
Project Overview: This project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because the Randolph Drain, Serenity Point and Riverbank Stabilization Project seeks to repair a pair of deteriorated drainage structures that serve the cities of Northville and Novi. The Randolph Drain emerges from beneath Hutton Street, forming a confluence with the Walled Lake Branch of the Rouge River flowing through historic Ford Field in Northville. The drains are severely undermined and have contributed to eroding the banks of the river and endangering the stability of Hutton Street. In addition to stabilizing the drainage structures and river embankments, the Ford Field Master Plan calls for the development of a scenic viewing area in this location, overlooking the spillway of the Upper Mill Pond built by Henry Ford for the Ford Valve Plant, one of his first Village Industry Plants in the 1920’s. The stabilization of the drains and river embankments will address a safety hazard and an eyesore and will create a serene viewing point, benefiting the many visitors who are attracted to this popular, regional destination. The project will be done in partnership with the Oakland County Water Resource Commission who repairs and maintains the drain.
Oakland County Farmer's Market Modernization & Improvement Project
Request Amount: $2,269,00.00
Intended Recipient: Oakland County
Full Street Address of Intended Recipient: 1200 N. Telegraph Road, Waterford, MI 48341.
Project Overview: This project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it is a multi-jurisdictional project, serving all of Oakland County, Michigan, which seeks to improve the facility and increase access to the project area. This project would fully renovate and significantly improve the market’s aging facility – between 160,000 to 200,000 people visit the market each year. The current building does not meet current ADA guidelines and its restrooms are not accessible. The project will increase accessibility in and around the market, create new program space for educational and physical activities, develop a commercial kitchen for popular cooking demonstrations and incubator use, build accessible/family restrooms, and improve the overall site with storm water management and demonstration gardens. It will increase and promote access to healthy, nutritious food by facilitating more than $50,000 per year in food assistance benefits, while better supporting our 100+ Michigan farmers.
Oakland County Health Division – Laboratory Construction and Equipment
Request Amount: $1,200,000.00
Intended Recipient: Oakland County
Full Street Address of Intended Recipient: 1200 N. Telegraph, Pontiac, MI 48341
Project Overview: This project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it would fund the construction of a Health Division Laboratory facility expansion, equipped with advanced technology to meet the growing public health needs of the community. The implementation of this project would enhance the capacity and capabilities of the Laboratory. Digital-drop-PCR instrumentation – currently used for COVID testing – will be improved to expand the County’s testing capabilities to trace the source of pollutants and monitor water quality at beaches throughout Oakland County. Hologic Panther digital instruments will be utilized to improve public health testing for influenza and hepatitis viruses, STDs and bacterial pathogens. This expansion will increase the capacity of OCHD testing, allowing the Health Division to process more labs for uninsured clients of partner organizations, increasing access to quality care.
Oakland University Vehicular Wireless Communications System Testing and Standards Facility Program
Request Amount: $3,000,000.00
Intended Recipient: Oakland University
Full Street Address of Intended Recipient: The Research Office, Wilson Hall, 371 Wilson Boulevard, Rochester, Michigan 48309-4486
Project Overview: This project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because Oakland University (OU), a Michigan public university in Rochester Hills, MI, is proposing to acquire a multi-probe, indoor measurement system to characterize the performance of antennas and communications systems on large platforms to address the important need for testing facilities on a national and regional basis. If funded, the testing, certification, and research development measurement system will be the only vehicle-level, independent, open-use facility of its kind in the U.S. OU has operated an outdoor antenna measurement system for research, education and industry testing since 2008 but that system does not meet the speed and measurement accuracy requirements of 5G wireless communication systems. In addition, it can’t perform full communication system and co-existence analyses of multiple wireless systems. The proposed measurement system would be used for workforce development\training, research, product development, certification and standards development activities. Faculty and students, ranging from undergraduate to doctoral levels, will gain valuable experience operating and maintaining this capability. The university anticipates the new facility will be used by over 60 companies including automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEM), Tier-I\II suppliers, federal laboratories, academic institutions, and the U.S. Military. The combined commitment of OU, along with this request, will enable Michigan and the U.S. to close an important technology gap in wireless technology testing and standards development, thus enabling vehicle autonomy and connectivity projects to flourish. The proposed system, MVG SG3000F, is capable of characterizing the three-dimensional radiation pattern and communication system performance of antennas on large complex structures such as military/civilian vehicles and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV).
Plymouth/Northville/Northville Township Mental Health Police Response Project
Request Amount: $135,359.00
Intended Recipient: Northville Township Police Department
Full Street Address of Intended Recipient: 41600 W. Six Mile Rd. Northville, MI 48168.
Project Overview: This project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because this is a multi-jurisdictional project serving three communities. Funding would be utilized for sustainability and capacity building for two embedded behavioral health clinicians within the Northville Township, Northville and Plymouth Police Departments and Northville Youth Network to co-respond with police officers and assist people of all ages in mental health crisis. The behavioral health clinicians will be licensed, Master's level professionals and will provide crisis intervention and stabilization, mental health and substance abuse assessment, coordination, and referral to treatment as well as community outreach. In addition to immediate Mobile Crisis Co-Response, the clinicians will also have the capacity to provide immediate telehealth services to support officers in the field, when co-response is not feasible due to safety or geographical issues. Through the Northville Youth Network, the clinicians will be available to provide prevention and behavioral health support to children, adolescents and their families who have been referred to the juvenile diversion program by the police departments.
Schoolcraft College’s Manufacturing & Engineering Center Project Industry 4.0 Training
Request Amount: $1,025,000.00
Intended Recipient: Schoolcraft Community College District
Full Street Address of Intended Recipient: 18600 Haggerty Road, Livonia, Michigan 48152
Project Overview: This project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because Schoolcraft College’s Industry 4.0 Training Initiative is imperative to keep our state competitive. As manufacturing plants, warehouses and supply chains become more fully automated, the technologies driving these changes increase the need for employees to be technically adept. In data-rich industries of sensors, scanners, information and data, advancements have reduced downtime while increasing quality and productivity. The Schoolcraft College Industry 4.0 initiative will skill and upskill workers in transformative technology occupations by providing training and credentialed programs in such areas as mechatronics technicians, industrial engineering technicians, robotics technicians, and supply chain management production and logistics technicians. The Schoolcraft College proposal to add higher-level certifications through training on updated and technologically advanced equipment will lead to a critically needed right skilled and more robust labor force.
Troy Sylvan Glen Lake Park Project
Request Amount: $1,500,000.00
Intended Recipient: City of Troy
Full Street Address of Intended Recipient: 500 W. Big Beaver Rd., Troy, MI 48084.
Project Overview: This project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because Sylvan Glen Lake Park is currently one of the City’s ten neighborhood parks and is the largest coming in at 40 acres. Although the park is currently classified as a neighborhood park, it is likely to be reclassified as a community park with the expansion of amenities such as restrooms, paved parking, play structures, and a fishing pier. Funding will be used to assist with the expansion of these amenities at Sylvan Glen Lake Park.
Waterford Downtown Revitalization Project
Request Amount: $1,340,350.00
Intended Recipient: the Charter Township of Waterford
Full Street Address of Intended Recipient: 5200 Civic Center Dr., Waterford, MI 48329.
Project Overview: This project will establish a downtown within the heart of Waterford Township that will promote a sense of place, community activity, and economic development where people live, work and play. Presently, several of the buildings on Dixie Highway near Frembes Road are dated and in need of facelifts. The Downtown Revitalization Project proposes the implementation of several streetscape projects to get people out of their cars to socialize, interact and explore local business. The streetscape projects include pedestrian oriented street lighting, the placement of trees and creation of greenspace, sidewalk widening and the addition of benches and trash cans.
West Bloomfield Parks and Recreation Commission Social Work Services for Senior Citizens Project
Request Amount: $85,000.00
Intended Recipient: West Bloomfield Parks and Recreation Commission
Full Street Address of Intended Recipient: 4640 Walnut Lake Road West Bloomfield, MI 48323.
Project Overview: This project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because the senior citizen community in West Bloomfield has been asking for additional resources from its government. The project would provide a social work professional to help senior citizens find resources that increase their quality of life.
2022 Community Projects Funding Disclosures
The House Appropriations Committee has allowed Members of Congress to submit 10 community funding requests for consideration by the Committee for Fiscal Year 2022. Congresswoman Stevens takes very seriously the opportunity to provide critical federal funding for our communities and has engaged with stakeholders across the district to determine how to maximize the potential of this funding for Michigan’s 11th District. Rep. Stevens used the following criteria to determine her requests to the Appropriations Committee.
- Does the project meet the Committee’s guidance for determining project eligibility?
- How many constituents will benefit from this project?
- Does the project have broad support demonstrated by stakeholders across the community?
- Can the project’s sponsors meet the requirements for non-federal matching funding when appropriate?
- How promptly and efficiently can this funding be spent?
Below are the 10 project requests that Rep. Stevens made to the Appropriations Committee based on this criteria:
Birmingham, Auburn Hills, and Bloomfield Police Departments Mental Health Co-Response Program
Request Amount: $252,390
Intended Recipient: Oakland Community Health Network
Full Street Address of the Intended Recipient: 5505 Corporate Dr. Troy MI 48098
Project Overview: According to reported studies, it is estimated that 10% of all police calls for service in the United States involve a person living with a serious mental illness. These calls involve an individual in a mental health crisis in need of immediate professional help aimed at preventing harm or injury to the individual in crisis or others. Overwhelmingly, the police are the sole first responders sent to assist those in a mental health crisis in the community. This program seeks to build a partnership between Auburn Hills Police, Birmingham Police, Bloomfield Township Police, and the Oakland Community Health Network (OCHN, the community mental health authority in Oakland County). This federal funding would facilitate the hiring of two mental health clinicians who will be contracted by the three participating agencies from OCHN. It will also provide a vehicle and communication equipment for the clinician so that they can have flexibility to move about freely among the three communities, to respond to crisis situations and follow-up with families, the hospitals, and courts. Funding will also provide much needed Crisis Intervention Team training and Mental Health First Aid training to 100% of all sworn police officers in all three agencies (150 police officers).
Commerce Township Wastewater Treatment Plant Lystek System Project
- Request Amount: $2,000,000
- Intended Recipient: Commerce Township
- Full Street Address of the Intended Recipient: 2009 Township Drive, Commerce Township, MI 48390
- Explanation of the request
The Commerce Township Wastewater Treatment Plant’s current biosolids (sludge) management system requires hauling and disposing of their dewatered sludge at a landfill costing Commerce Township over $350,000 a year. The Plant also provides service for White Lake Township, parts of Novi and Walled Lake, as well as other surrounding communities. The cost of landfill disposal has dramatically increased at each of the three hauling agreements since 2013. The current 2-year agreement expires in May of 2021. In the 2019 contract renewal, there was only one bidder and the rate increased 85% from the previous one-year agreement. The average annualized cost, between 2013 and 2019, is equivalent to 35% a year.
The Lystek Program provides a resource-recovery alternative to landfill disposal by producing a Class A biofertilizer from the dewatered sludge. The market-ready fertilizer product called LysteGro is a high solids liquid that will be stored in the existing tanks available at the Plant, to be sold and transported to customers utilizing the Lystek Product Management services. The program would eliminate hauling and landfill disposal costs starting in the first year of operation. By teaming up with Lystek System, this will allow more than 3,500 tons of Class B biosolids per year to be diverted from landfills and instead will be converted into a Class A fertilizer that can be used by local farmers.
Livonia Senior Center Project
- Request Amount: $4,000,000
- Intended Recipient: City of Livonia
- Full Street Address of the Intended Recipient: 33000 Civic Center Drive, Livonia MI 48154
- Explanation of the request
With nearly 19,000 residents age 65 or older, Livonia’s Senior Center is a hub of services and programs for one of southeast Michigan’s largest populations of seniors. The Livonia Senior Center Project is a renovation of the Jack E. Kirksey Recreation Center to accommodate a safer, more accessible, state-of-the-art Senior Center along with an expanded fitness center. The current Livonia Senior Center is a 60-year-old, retro-fitted church that the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed is inadequate for the safety and health of Livonia’s seniors. Small spaces, inadequate HVAC and a lack of accessibility critically restrict the existing Senior Center. Building a new senior center, attached to the Kirksey Recreation Center, will expand Livonia seniors health and fitness opportunities while providing a safe and accessible new space for senior programming. This federal funding would provide for upgrades that allow increased access, larger class spaces, and for social distancing measures to continue after capacity limits are removed.
Michigan International Technology Center Improvement Project
- Request Amount: $2,000,000
- Intended Recipient: Michigan International Technology Center
- Full Street Address of the Intended Recipient: 44065 Six Mile Rd., Northville MI 48168
- Explanation of the request
The Michigan International Technology Center Improvement Project seeks funding for the engineering costs associated with the rebuilding of Five Mile Road, between Beck Rd. and and Ridge Road. The Michigan International Technology Center (MITC) Redevelopment District is a Brownfield Authority created by Plymouth and Northville Townships and the State of Michigan Land Bank. It's goal is to bring jobs and economic development to the former Detroit House of Correction (DeHoCo) Prison sites along Five Mile Road from Napier to Beck, which is the boundary between Plymouth and Northville Townships. It will also clean up contaminated sites owned by the State of Michigan. This federal funding for the MITC Improvement Project would help to increase accessibility to the project area, facilitating economic growth for the whole community.
Milford Village Water System Improvements Project
- Request Amount: $2,000,000
- Intended Recipient: Village of Milford
- Full Street Address of the Intended Recipient: 1100 Atlantic St. Milford MI 48381
- Explanation of the request
The Village is seeking to bring new water sources online, including transforming their contingency well into their main production well. This project would entail approximately 3,400 feet of 12- or 16-inch transmission main from the new water well to the existing water treatment plant. This recommendation was made in their 2014 Water Reliability Study. The connection of the contingency well to the existing water treatment plant is needed to keep pace with Village demand.
Plymouth Cultural Center ADA Compliance Project
- Request Amount: $400,000
- Intended Recipient: City of Plymouth
- Full Street Address of the Intended Recipient: 201 S. Main St. Plymouth, MI 48170
- Explanation of the request
The Plymouth Cultural Center ADA Compliance Project will update the four main public restrooms in the City's recreation facility to achieve full ADA compliance. The Plymouth Cultural Center is the only voting location in the city, and it accommodates four precincts. The building hosts multiple senior citizen classes, events and health clinics. Increasingly, City of Plymouth boards and commissions and local civic organizations use the building's large room for their meetings to accommodate socially distant participants. In addition, the PCC, which is home to an ice arena, hosts hundreds of athletic events every year with thousands of players and spectators. Bringing the PCC restrooms up to full ADA compliance will require structural changes to the building and major plumbing work, since the current system is encased in a concrete slab. Interior walls, ceilings, fixtures, partitions and tile will need to be replaced as well. Bringing the restrooms to ADA compliance will allow our elderly visitors and persons with disabilities to use the facility without hindrance.
Troy Community Pavilion in Civic Center Campus Project
- Request Amount: $1,500,000
- Intended Recipient: City of Troy
- Full Street Address of the Intended Recipient: 500 W. Big Beaver Rd., Troy MI 48084
- Explanation of the request
The City of Troy, Michigan, has listened to community members regarding the need for a public gathering space for its residents and business people. The city it lacks a traditional downtown, and has few large public gathering spaces – particularly outdoors. The need for a large outdoor space has been highlighted through the COVID-19 pandemic, as residents and organizations seek spaces to safely host events and meetings. The proposed large pavilion will satisfy this desire by creating a space in the Civic Center Campus, which will be a place to host community events through all of Michigan’s seasons. Events will include a Farmers Market, art showcase events, concerts, ice skating, and general community gathering opportunities.
911 Dispatch-Emergency Operations Center Project
- Request Amount: $250,000
- Intended Recipient: Waterford Township Police Department
- Full Street Address of the Intended Recipient: 5150 Civic Center Drive, Waterford MI 48329
- Explanation of the request
The Waterford Dispatch Center has become a regional dispatch center, providing not only 911 police service for Waterford Township but also 911 fire and emergency medical services for surrounding jurisdictions. The dispatch center is also responsible for LEIN services of the 51st District Court and monitoring live video feeds throughout the Waterford Township civic center campus and some Waterford School District facilities. With increased demand on the employees and resources of the department, the current technological capability of the department falls short. The realities of the pandemic have highlighted the shortcomings of the Emergency Operations Center. This federal funding would allow the Waterford Police Department to update their technology, access live video feed, and monitor threats on social media. When dispatchers are better informed, they are better equipped to direct first responders into high risk situations and provide accurate information before arrival, which increases the safety of everyone.
White Lake Civic Center Road and Sidewalk Construction Project
- Request Amount: $1,600,000
- Intended Recipient: White Lake Township
- Full Street Address of the Intended Recipient: 7525 Highland Road, White Lake MI 48383
- Explanation of the request
The Township of White Lake is in the planning and engineering phase of developing a downtown/main street area, which is intended to serve as the heart of the Township. To that end, the Township’s plan includes construction of a new Township Civic Center, public safety buildings and related roadways, sidewalks and recreational pathways for the benefits of its residents and visitors. This project would include construction of the roads and sidewalks for the downtown area, including a new recreational trail for walking and cycling, which leads to a waterfront public park. Moreover, the project will improve traffic and pedestrian safety, as well as accessibility throughout the downtown area. Long-term, it will provide the opportunity for the Township to construct new municipal and public safety buildings which are desperately needed. Recent events left the Township’s 911 services inoperable due to a power failure as the current generator is undersized due to growth over the years at the Township offices.
Wixom and Novi Beck Road Business Corridor Improvement Project
- Request Amount $4,797,600
- Intended Recipient: City of Novi
- Full Street Address of the Intended Recipient: City of Novi, 45175 Ten Mile Rd, Novi MI 48375
- Explanation of the request
The request for the Grand River Boulevard to 11 Mile Road Segment of the Beck Road Business Corridor Improvement Project will widen .7 mile of the key arterial Beck Road connecting to Interstate 96 from its current 3-lane configuration to 5 lanes from 11 Mile Road to Grand River Boulevard in the fast-growing City of Novi, Michigan. The project will also create 8-foot pedestrian/bicycle paths on either side of the roadway, providing alternative travel options. The project will improve safety and reduce congestion for the over 28,000 vehicles using the corridor daily to commute to work and for access to nearby hospitals, retail centers, offices, and schools and will also promote alternative transportation modes by creating 8-foot non-motorized paths on both sides of the road with ADA-compliant ramps.
The 2018 "Beck Road Three-Year Crash Analysis: 2015-17" has found that the crash frequency for Beck Road is 10 times the regional average and the overwhelming number of crashes are rear-end collisions. Widening Beck Road to 5 lanes will create a uniform traffic flow that will promote economic competitiveness by significantly increasing access and reducing commute times for the 340 employers along the Beck Road Business Corridor Improvement Project area dependent on Beck Road for access for their employees, customers, and freight traffic. There are over 20,000 manufacturing, healthcare, retail and service-industry jobs on and adjacent to the project area.
Designated Project Requests (Transportation and Infrastructure Committee)
On April 23, 2021 Rep. Stevens requested funding through the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s process for Member Designated Projects. Rep. Stevens made the request because of the critical safety benefits from this project and the deep community and bipartisan support for the Beck Road Business Corridor, along with the economic development opportunities the project has the capability of spurring.
Project Name: Beck Road Business Corridor Railroad Grade Crossing Safety Project
Location: 48393. The project is located at the 3-track, at-grade railroad crossing on Beck Road between West Road and Cartier Drive in the City of Wixom, Michigan.
Project Sponsor: City of Wixom, MI
Requested Amount: $18,612,000
Project overview: The Beck Road Business Corridor Railroad Grade Crossing Safety Project will construct a 5-lane overpass over a current at-grade, 3-track railroad crossing on a busy business corridor with over 28,000 cars daily in the fastest growing section of the Metro Detroit area. There are many industrial and retail concerns lining the Beck Road Business Corridor that must use the congested 2-lane Beck Road Corridor and this dangerous railroad crossing that serves at least 3 daily freight trains. Over 340 Wixom employers near the Beck Road Business Corridor Railroad Grade Crossing Safety Project area depend on Beck Road for access for their employees, customers, and freight traffic. There are approximately 7,000 jobs within one mile on either side of the railroad crossing that travel the corridor. The project will significantly improve traffic safety for a road segment that has a crash frequency 10 times higher than the regional average, with the overwhelming number of crashes being read-end collisions. Based on the “Beck Road Three-Year Crash Analysis” commissioned by the City of Wixom, there were a total of 237 crashes for an annual frequency of 79 crashes in 2015-2017.