Flagstaff is getting $32 million to help improve downtown transportation and to help with flood control.
It'll include adding pedestrian underpasses at Rio de flag and Milton Road, along with pedestrian gates at Beaver and San Francisco Streets. There will also be a BNSF railway track realignment.
"Will help prevent flooding on the railroad and as we are the connection between L.A. and Chicago for Commerce coming from Asia, this is a huge win not just for us, but the country several realms," said Deasy. Mayor Deasy says over the past several years, flooding in the downtown area has just kept getting worse, and he's eager to get started on this project.
"The last two years [we] had to declare five states of emergency due to the post-wildfire flooding issues in our community," Deasy said. "The that hit us this June, and we've been dealing with some flooding efforts actually feeds into this region of the project for the downtown."