A pair of Fernley projects were among 20 within Nevada’s Congressional District 2 that were approved by the House Appropriations Committee to receive grant funding, Rep. Mark Amodei recently announced.
Amodei announced that all 20 of his Community Project Funding Requests, totaling more than $29 million, were accepted following the House Appropriations Committee’s release of the FY27 bills for Interior and Environment; Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies; and Commerce, Justice and Science.
Amodei said the request for $1 million for the City of Fernley’s Highway 50 Looping Water Mainline project was approved. The project will extend a water main along U.S. 50A from Nevada Pacific Boulevard to Julia Lane.
All development east of Nevada Pacific Parkway is currently served by a water main along Farm District Road. That line is considered a "dead end" main, meaning water can only flow in one direction with no circulation.
The project provides essential redundancy, fire-flow reliability and hydraulic stability in a high-growth, high-traffic regional corridor and will provide a reliable drinking water source for the community surrounding Farm District Road.
Amodei said a request for $1 million for the replacement of the Gustafson Bridge was also approved.
The funds will be used to replace the failing, weight-restricted bridge over the Truckee-Carson Canal, which will be able to service heavy vehicles such as emergency fire and rescue trucks.
Other recipients approved for funding included the City of Yerington for water and sewer rehabilitation projects and Lyon County for the South Plant Effluent Pumping Improvements project and rehabilitation of a sewer lift station.
"I'd like to give a special thanks to the subcommittee chairs and their staff for carefully reviewing every submission and determining the projects I submitted to improve NV-02 met all qualifications," Amodei said. "These investments will bolster our police force and enhance public safety. They will maintain quality drinking water for our communities and rehabilitate our waterway infrastructure. They will also support our pro-growth goals by advancing initiatives that improve the efficiency of our roads, schools and airport."
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