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The Missouri Department of Transportation’s Safe Routes to School advisory committee has awarded 16 grants totaling $3.4 million.
Nearly $500,000 to communities in the Meramec Region.
The SRTS program, created in 2005 by the Federal Highway Administration, helps ensure the safety of students in kindergarten through eighth grade traveling to and from schools and encourages students to bicycle and walk to school for a healthier lifestyle.
St. James’ grant project includes sidewalk, ADA improvements, sign and cross walk upgrades and pedestrian signals from Kathryn Street.
State Route DD, to the Highway 68 intersection and then picks up at Dillon Street with sidewalk to Lucy Wortham James Elementary School’s entrance.
Besides benefiting the 875 students enrolled at the elementary school the project will provide a safe route for the practicing cross-country team and other athletic teams that use State Route DD for travel.
The Missouri Department of Transportation’s Safe Routes to School advisory committee has awarded 16 grants totaling $3.4 million.
Nearly $500,000 to communities in the Meramec Region.
The SRTS program, created in 2005 by the Federal Highway Administration, helps ensure the safety of students in kindergarten through eighth grade traveling to and from schools and encourages students to bicycle and walk to school for a healthier lifestyle.
St. James’ grant project includes sidewalk, ADA improvements, sign and cross walk upgrades and pedestrian signals from Kathryn Street.
State Route DD, to the Highway 68 intersection and then picks up at Dillon Street with sidewalk to Lucy Wortham James Elementary School’s entrance.
Besides benefiting the 875 students enrolled at the elementary school the project will provide a safe route for the practicing cross-country team and other athletic teams that use State Route DD for travel.
