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A resolution approving an application for a Transportation Alternatives Program grant from the Tennessee Department of Transportation to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation, for construction of the Opry Mills Greenway Connector, providing a vital link between the Stones River Greenway and Cumberland River Greenway to the Opry Mills entertainment, retail, and hospitality campus.
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WHEREAS, the Tennessee Department of Transportation is accepting applications for a Transportation Alternatives Program grant with an award of $12,821,417.78 with a required cash match of $5,494,893.33 for construction of the Opry Mills Greenway Connector, providing a vital link between the Stones River Greenway and Cumberland River Greenway to the Opry Mills entertainment, retail, and hospitality campus; and,
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation, is eligible to participate in this grant program; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that the application be approved and submitted.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That the Metropolitan Government’s application for a Transportation Alternatives Program grant with an award of $12,821,417.78, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved, and the Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation is authorized to submit said application to the Tennessee Department of Transportation.
Section 2. That this resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
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This resolution approves an application for a Transportation Alternatives Program grant from the Tennessee Department of Transportation to the Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation for the construction of the Opry Mills Greenway Connector. If the grant is award, the grant award would be $12,821,417.78 with a required cash match of $5,494,893.33.
The Opry Mills Greenway Connector would provide a one-mile ADA-complaint paved greenway from the Cumberland River Pedestrian Bridge to Opry Mills. The greenway would be directly connected to the Stones River Greenway in Donelson and the Shelby Bottoms Greenway in East Nashville. Construction would require two truss bridges, two box culvert bridges, a wall supported ramp, and a concrete boardwalk.