Whitefish gets U.S. 93 money

WGM Group Helps Whitefish Get $ 3.5 M for Downtown Infrastructure.

Whitefish gets U.S. 93 money

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Long-awaited left-turn signals for the congested intersection of U.S. 93 and Baker Avenue in Whitefish will be completed next year, thanks to federal stimulus money.

The city of Whitefish announced Tuesday it has won a $3.5 million stimulus grant to reconstruct a two-block stretch of U.S. 93 in the downtown corridor.

The money is a Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery, or TIGER, grant funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

The U.S. 93 project coincides with the Whitefish downtown master-plan goal of reconstructing and upgrading downtown streets.

Whitefish will use the $3.5 million grant for a curb-to-curb reconstruction of U.S. 93 (Second Street) between Spokane and Baker avenues. Sewer and water lines also will be updated.

Other improvements include a new traffic-signal system, Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant crosswalks and parking.

“This is the No. 1 project in our transportation plan,” Whitefish Senior Project Engineer Karin Hilding said.