(KAIR)--The City of Atchison is approved for two grants, with a combined pricetag of $925,000.
Director of Public Works Justin Pregont says the funds are earmarked for the Safe Routes to School project as well as the 2nd Street Corridor project.
The funds are made available through the Transportation Alternatives Program, administered by the Kansas Department of Transportation.
A press release from the City of Atchison says it's the second time the grant for the 2nd Street Corridor project has been applied for.
The work, set to happen between Commercial Street and Division Street, is intended to replace sidewalks, curbs, and intersection crossings while also installing decorative street lights, similar to those already present throughout downtown. Special attention will be given to restoring brick sidewalks throughout that segment of the project that sits inside the Amelia Earhart Historic District.
Work is expected to begin in 2019.
Pregont tells MSC News the latest phase of the ongoing Safe Routes to School Project encompasses sidewalks along South 5th Street, from Park Street to U Street, with those improvements to be funded through the grant.
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