The U.S. city of Mobile, Alabama has hired Mott MacDonald to lead a project that will enhance a road corridor and reconnect the neighbourhoods either side.
The citys "One Mobile" project is financed by a Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (Tiger) Grant award.
Mott MacDonald will provide grant management, project management, building agreements, design oversight, contract administration, environmental review, project planning, procurement and project team coordination.
The company will also serve as the liaison between the city and the community and will establish opportunities for public input.
In July, the US Department of Transportation offered a US$14.5m Tiger grant to Mobile to rebuild ageing infrastructure, connect citizens to jobs and revitalise historic neighbourhoods. The grant provides federal funding to rebuild the Broad-Beauregard corridor and link it with MLK Avenue and the Three Mile Creek Greenway.
The total project cost will be US$21m, including matching funds from the city and the Alabama Department of Transportation.
The "One Mobile" project will also reconnect neighborhoods presently divided by Broad Street's unbroken five-lane expanse of concrete by developing bike and pedestrian lanes and landscaped medians.
Mayor Sandy Stimpson stated: "This marks the beginning of a six-year process. Mott MacDonald's expertise will ensure we successfully implement a crucial project that will draw people to the heart of our community. Once completed, we will provide safe, pedestrian and bicycle-friendly access, beautify the streetscape and stimulate economic activity throughout Mobile. This project will connect citizens from the transportation hub on Water Street to homes in neighborhoods to jobs at Brookley Aeroplex to recreation on the Three Mile Creek Greenway."
The citys "One Mobile" project is financed by a Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (Tiger) Grant award.
Mott MacDonald will provide grant management, project management, building agreements, design oversight, contract administration, environmental review, project planning, procurement and project team coordination.
The company will also serve as the liaison between the city and the community and will establish opportunities for public input.
In July, the US Department of Transportation offered a US$14.5m Tiger grant to Mobile to rebuild ageing infrastructure, connect citizens to jobs and revitalise historic neighbourhoods. The grant provides federal funding to rebuild the Broad-Beauregard corridor and link it with MLK Avenue and the Three Mile Creek Greenway.
The total project cost will be US$21m, including matching funds from the city and the Alabama Department of Transportation.
The "One Mobile" project will also reconnect neighborhoods presently divided by Broad Street's unbroken five-lane expanse of concrete by developing bike and pedestrian lanes and landscaped medians.
Mayor Sandy Stimpson stated: "This marks the beginning of a six-year process. Mott MacDonald's expertise will ensure we successfully implement a crucial project that will draw people to the heart of our community. Once completed, we will provide safe, pedestrian and bicycle-friendly access, beautify the streetscape and stimulate economic activity throughout Mobile. This project will connect citizens from the transportation hub on Water Street to homes in neighborhoods to jobs at Brookley Aeroplex to recreation on the Three Mile Creek Greenway."