Non-motorized Path from City of Flat Rock to Oakwoods Metropark in Flat Rock, Wayne County, MI

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Project Name:	Non-motorized Path from City of Flat Rock to Oakwoods Metropark in Flat Rock, Wayne County, MI
Project Address:	25500 Gibraltar Rd., Wayne County, Flat Rock , MI 48134
Amount Requested:	$870,000
Federal Department or Agency:	Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Individual or entity requesting this appropriation:	City of Flat Rock
Value to Michigan’s 15th Congressional District and the American taxpayer:
Construction of 10,000 linear feet of non-motorized path that will traverse from the west end of Flat Rock to the existing 3 mile hike-bike trail in Oakwoods Metropark that also connects to Willow and Lower Huron. The major significance is this trail will then connect to the I-275 path to the west. In addition, to the east it will connect the Cities of Flat Rock, Rockwood, Brownstown Township, Gibraltar, and Trenton to the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge.

Representative John Dingell