The Metroplan Board of Directors has awarded more than $7.8 million to 17 projects throughout central Arkansas.
Of that, about $6.3 million was awarded through the Surface Transportation Program, which provides flexible funding that may be used to preserve and improve the conditions and performance on any federal-aid highway, bridge and tunnel projects on any public road, for pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, and for transit capital projects.
The STP projects were:
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Southeast Trail in Pulaski County/Little Rock ($700,000);
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Bowman Road in Little Rock ($2 million);
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Markham Street Phase 2 in Conway ($1.5 million);
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Highway 319/367 Intersection in Ward ($525,000);
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Bryant Parkway in Bryant ($1.5 million); and
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Signal System Upgrade in Cabot ($100,000)
The remaining $1.55 million was awarded through the Transportation Alternatives Program, which funds the construction of sidewalks and trails for pedestrians, bicyclists and other non-motorized forms of transportation, the creation of systems that will provide safe routes for non-drivers (children, older adults and individuals with disabilities), and other similar activities.
The TAP projects were:
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Southeast Trail in Pulaski County ($200,000);
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Stone Dam Creek and Harkrider in Conway ($200,000);
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East Main Street Sidewalks and School Access in Greenbrier ($80,000);
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Lincoln Street Sidewalks, Palm to Woodlawn in Lonoke ($90,000);
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Sidewalks Downtown to Benton High School in Benton ($180,000);
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Multi-use Path, Bryant Parkway to Alcoa Park in Bryant ($195,000);
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Argenta Plaza Sidewalks in North Little Rock ($140,000);
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Walking Trail along County Line Road in Shannon Hills ($100,000);
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Coolhurst Sidewalk, Phase 1 in Sherwood ($165,000);
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Church Street Sidewalks, Highway 64B to Barnard Lane in Vilonia ($100,000); and
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Central Elementary Sidewalks in Cabot ($100,000).
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