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Wed December 23, 2020 - Northeast Edition
SussexCountian.com
Some long-planned road improvements in Sussex County, Delaware, could be headed for the express lane through a new funding initiative that aims to speed up construction of critically needed transportation projects in southern Delaware.
At its Dec. 15 meeting, the Sussex County Council approved creation of the
Sussex County Funding Accelerating Safety in Transportation (FAST) Track Program, a first-of-its-kind plan to use set-aside county funds to jumpstart road improvements that are planned, but not imminent, on the state s six-year capital projects list.
Under the FAST Track Program, the county would provide up to $5 million to accelerate projects included in the
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December 16, 2020
SUSSEX CO., Del. – Sussex County officials approved a plan on Tuesday that will help fast track road improvement projects in the area.
The initiative is called the Funding Accelerating Safety in Transportation (FAST) Track Program. It provides up to five-million dollars to pay for projects that are planned for the future but not ranked as a high priority on the State’s six-year capital projects list. The county will essentially pay for a project in advance and then be reimbursed once the construction is complete.
“This isn’t a fund for an overpass or a third lane or something like that. It’s for very small targeted safety issues and road improvements,” says Sussex County Council Vice President Irwin ‘I.G.’ Burton III.