WASHINGTON, D.C. – Morgan Township will receive new federal resources to make roadway improvements. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $50,000 grant to Morgan Township in Morgan County to provide improved truck traffic access to nearby businesses and improve turning radii on Buttermilk Hill Road, also known as Township Road 275. It is estimated that the project will support the retention of 100 jobs and the creation of five news jobs within three years in the Morgan County area.

“Motorists, residents, and businesses in Southeast Ohio deserve efficient and safe roads,” Brown said. “These new resources will ensure that Morgan Township can make the repairs needed to keep moving Ohioans and Ohio-made goods along our federal roads.”

The Ohio Department of Transportation will administer the project and the Federal Highway Administration will serve as the basic federal agency for the project.

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