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State Funds To Provide New Sidewalks For Flomaton
September 26, 2013
The Town of Flomaton will receive new sidewalks under a state transportation funding program just announced.
The Alabama Department of Transportation has approved $137,822 in funding for the sidewalks along Highway 29, Palafox Street, Church Street, Houston Street and Poplar Street in Flomaton, as part of the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP).
Also in Escambia County, Brewton will receive $166,934 in funding for sidewalks along Tiger Drive, adjacent to T.R. Miller High School.
Authorized by the Federal Highway Administration’s Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act TAP provides funding for projects defined as transportation alternatives, including on- and off-road pedestrian and bicycle facilities, infrastructure projects for improving non-driver access to public transportation and enhanced mobility, community improvement activities, and environmental mitigation.
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4 Responses to “State Funds To Provide New Sidewalks For Flomaton”
Some folks, i wonder how they can wake up in the morning without complaining about having to open up their eyes! The State program doesn’t pay for “new” roads, or “lines” on roads. Wolf Log is completely out of the town limits, and most of the county’s Jordan Rd is out of the town limits. It is improving the antiquated, crumbled, unsafe sidewalks that school kids travel daily; with State funds no less. Sure our taxes are providing those funds, but the Town of Flomaton bank account doesn’t have to go any further in the negative to use these funds. How bout this: you price asphault, and secure funding for it and I just bet that 4 out of 5 council members will happily take it!
Since most of the people who live in town have to go to the post office to pick up their mail, sidewalks will be a nice improvement and encourage foot traffic. It might even encourage a little social interaction among residents. Flomaton has the makings of being a quaint little town.
Great!! Much needed in Flomaton
That’s good, but what about the streets/roads? The roads are in far worse condition than the sidewalks, some don’t even have lines on them anymore, especially Jirdan Rd! Then neither does Wolf Log Rd. Improving the sidewalks is good, but the roads are far more important!!