City staff told the Public Works Committee on May 5 that two transportation grant applications submitted earlier this year were recommended for approval by East West Gateway: a Surface Transportation Program (STP) grant to patch/resurface Hartman Lane from Central Park South to the city's jurisdictional limit near Meadowbrook, and a Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) project to add a westbound lane on Highway 50 from Greenmount Road West to State Street.

Staff said the recommendations are pending concurrence by the St. Clair County transportation board and final action by the East West Gateway board, but that the two awards together represent roughly $2,000,000 in federal funding if approved.

The committee received the announcement as an information item; staff thanked East West Gateway and noted next steps are local concurrence and final board votes.

Ending: If the grants are finalized, staff will return to the council with implementation plans and timeline and coordinate any required local matching funds or project programming.