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Grant Money Available for Children Pedestrian Safety Projects!

The Local Highway Technical Assistance Council (LHTAC) will hold a series of workshops in October to provide updates on grant opportunities for projects addressing children pedestrian safety. Applications are due December 21.

Kids walk to school in Pocatello with their dog Bear on a road with no sidewalks and a blind curve.

During the 2017 Legislative Session, a companion bill to major transportation legislation established a funding mechanism for children pedestrian safety projects on the state and local system. The Local Highway Technical Assistance Council (LHTAC) and the Idaho Transportation Department developed a joint program to fund these projects. Program guidance can be found here and information and links to the application here. Applications are due electronically by December 21 at 4:30 p.m. MST.

The Children Pedestrian Safety Program projects should be “bid ready” within 90 days of award and also “shovel ready” so construction can be completed by late fall or early winter 2018. The projects must be considered maintenance, which includes:

  • paths / sidewalks along or adjacent to an existing roadway
  • connecting sidewalks / paths between two terminal points
  • ADA ramps
  • pedestrian crossing facilities across an existing roadway including signing and/or signalization
  • paving an existing pathway

School children crossing a state highway in Cascade.

Communities interested in applying should plan to attend workshops in October to learn more about the process. The free workshops are open to all including local elected officials and consultants and will take place in communities throughout the state. See below for the schedule or read more here. You are encouraged to RSVP so LHTAC can plan for lunches or refreshments and seating.

 

Tuesday, October 3
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
ITD D3 Office
8150 Chinden
Boise, ID (Lunch Provided) RSVP Link

 

Thursday, October 5
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Idaho First Bank
475 E. Deinhard Lane
McCall, ID (Lunch Provided) RSVP Link

 

Tuesday, October 10
8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Idaho Joe’s
598 Blue Lakes Blvd. N.
Twin Falls, ID RSVP Link

 

Tuesday, October 10
2 to 5 p.m.
Arco Butte Business Incubation Cntr.
159 N. Idaho Street
Arco, ID RSVP Link

 

Wednesday, October 11
8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Conner Café
335 S. 600 W.
Heyburn, ID RSVP Link

 

Wednesday, October 11
2 to 5 p.m.
City Hall Chambers
420 North Bridge Street
St. Anthony, ID RSVP Link

 

Thursday, October 12
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
California/Oregon Trail Center
320 N 4th St.
Montpelier, ID (Lunch Provided) RSVP Link

 

Tuesday, October 24
8 to 11 a.m.
ITD D2 Office
2600 Frontage Road
Lewiston, ID RSVP Link

 

Tuesday, October 24
2 to 5 p.m.
Cottonwood Community Center
506 King Street
Cottonwood, ID RSVP Link

 

Wednesday, October 25
8 to 11 a.m.
Idaho Department of Labor
600 N Thorton
Post Falls, ID RSVP Link

 

Wednesday, October 25
1 to 4 p.m.
Columbia Bank Sandpoint Cntr.
2nd Floor Auditorium
414 N. Church
Sandpoint, ID RSVP Link

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