Child safety projects win state funding
Idaho Falls will benefit as one of a dozen sidewalk and pathway grants approved by the Idaho Transportation Department and the Local Highway Technical Assistance Council. Each of the projects is aimed at benefiting child pedestrian safety.
Idaho Falls will receive $240,000 to improve sidewalks. This project will provide new sidewalk along Iona Street and a Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon for safe crossings at Riverside Drive (a busy street near an interchange). A second location includes sidewalk connections to Bush Elementary.
Other projects in eastern Idaho include:
Ashton $250,000
This project will provide new sidewalk and lighting improvements along Main St. (ID-47) to connect with the existing pedestrian system at the high school.
Blackfoot $171,000
This project will provide a 575-foot section of sidewalk along Airport Road to extend the sidewalk from Ridgecrest Elementary to the park. Additional safety improvements include a pedestrian crossing at East Airport Road.
Burley $191,000
This project will provide nearly a half-mile of new sidewalk and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant ramps that connect two schools along Highland Avenue. The schools are White Pine Intermediate and Dworshack Elementary.
Driggs $125,000
This project will provide approximately 1,600 feet of 10-foot-wide multiuse path and ADA ramps along South 5th Street, connecting four schools to residential areas. It extends an existing safe route to school.
Firth $250,000
This project will provide new curb, gutter, and sidewalk along Center Street from Main St. (ID-91) to the elementary school. Additional safety improvements include a Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon signal on Main St.
Shelley $135,000
This project will install a Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon at the intersection of ID-91 and Locust Street to provide a safe pedestrian crossing for students going to the school or library.
Teton $28,000
This project will install Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons at two intersections along ID-33 south of Teton Elementary to provide safe crossing for students going to and from school.
The projects were funded with general fund surplus money approved by the Idaho Legislature during the 2017 session.
