Windsor Locks Receives State Grant For Bicycle Transit

WINDSOR LOCKS, CT - Forty towns and cities across Connecticut will receive $12.4 million in funding under a competitive state grant program that seeks to support pedestrian and bicycle safety and improve accessibility, according to a statement from Gov. Dannel Malloy. The grant is being administered by the state Department of Transportation and is intended to make sustainable transport safer and easier.

“Modernizing and updating our transportation infrastructure – including making accessible neighborhoods for pedestrians and bicyclists – is critical if we want to have thriving towns where families want to live, businesses can flourish, and communities succeed,” Malloy said in the statement. “These grants are targeted toward strengthening our towns and cities and fostering growth in our local economies.”

The grants distributed were between $75,000 and $400,000. The decision of how to allocate the money was based on each municipality's application to the DOT.

The following local towns are receiving state grants in connection with the program.

Avon – $378,512: Old Farms Road Connectivity Improvements Project (Multi-use trail and RRFB on Old Farms Road, Scoville Road, and FCHT at Country Club Road, Scoville Road and Thompson Road)

Berlin – $387,000: Berlin Pedestrian Improvements Project (Sidewalks on Norton Road, Four Rod Road, Farmington Avenue/Route 372, and Robbins Road)

South Windsor – $400,000: Pleasant Valley Road/Clark Street Sidewalk and Bikeway Connections (Sidewalk, bike lane, and intersection improvements on Pleasant Valley Road and Clark Street)

Windsor Locks – $321,949: Windsor Locks Transit-Oriented Development Final Mile Connection (A Multi–Use Trail and Canal Crossing on Bridge Street/Route 140, Main Street/Route 159)

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