Four Washington cities and communities will get a total of $5.3 million in federal grants to address infrastructure issues.
In total, $5,368,288 was secured for infrastructure in the State of Washington.
The grant will go to the following projects:
The Sammamish Plateau Water and Sewer District will receive $1.125 million for the Well 9 Seismic Resiliency Water Transmission Main Design project.
“This project will design a redundant water transmission, allowing the water district to continue to deliver water to customers in the event of a catastrophic seismic event,” Sen. Maria Cantwell’s office said.l
The Yakima Valley Emergency Management will receive $1.953 million to establish and construct an Emergency Operation Center in Yakima County.
The City of Seattle will receive $1,145,144 to plan for the second phase of replacing the Seattle Waterfront Elliot Bay Seawall, a vulnerable seawall in downtown Seattle.
Cowlitz County PUD will receive $1,145,144 for the Northwest Service Area Grid Resilience project, to relocate and put underground electric distribution lines in the Ryderwood area.