11/2/2011
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, in conjunction with the Federal Highway Administration and the West Virginia Division of Highways, today announced $4,802,314 in federal funds awarded to 27 projects as part of the 2011 Transportation Enhancement grant program.
The West Virginia Transportation Enhancement grant program is a Federal-Aid program of the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration. The program provides annual funding, through the Safe Accountable Flexible Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) legislation, to West Virginia communities for non-traditional transportation projects such as improving safety for pedestrians and bicyclists through the construction of sidewalks and trails, preserving viewsheds for our highways, preserving historic resources and stimulating tourism development.
Funds were awarded to the following:
Barbour County
Belington Pedestrian Trail 2011, $80,000
Boone County
Danville - Madison Pedestrian Bridge, $700,000
Brooke County
Wellsburg Town Square Improvements, $160,000
Cabell County
Huntington Old Main Corridor Streetscape, $300,000
Fayette County
Mount Hope Streetscape 2011, $200,000
Oak Hill School Zone Sidewalks, $65,600
Greenbrier County
Lewisburg US 219 North Sidewalks 2011, $268,800
Ronceverte Streetscape Project 2011, $176,000
Greenbrier and Monroe Counties
Alderson Enhancements 2011, $240,000
Harrison County
East Shinnston Sidewalk Rehabilitation, $177,388
Kanawha County
St. Albans Streetscape 2011, $250,000
Logan County
Chapmanville Main Street Enhancement Project, $85,225
Logan Central City Pedestrian Bridge 2011, $60,677
Marion County
Pleasant Valley Publicwalk 2011, $112,000
White Hall Sidewalks 2011, $80,000
Mercer County
Princeton Sidewalks FY 2011, $176,560
Monongalia County
Granville Main Street Streetscape 2011, $200,000
Morgan County
Berkeley Springs Train Depot Rehabilitation, $304,264
Multi-County
WV Historical Highway Markers 2011, $88,000
Preston County
Cannon Hill Development 2011, $41,640
Putnam County
Winfield Sidewalks 2011, $200,000
Randolph County
Elkins Wees Historic District Streetscape, $160,000
Ritchie County
Harrisville Sidewalks Improvements, $80,000
Summers County
Hinton Freight Depot 2011, $204,160
Tucker County
Corricks Ford Battlefield Park Development, $120,000
Webster County
Webster Springs Railroad Depot 2011, $72,000
Wyoming County
Pineville Streetscape 2011, $200,000
Contact Information
Jacqueline Proctor
304-558-2000