— In Washington, D.C., Sen. Thom Tillis announced today that the U.S. Department of road (DOT) will give North Carolina $5.2 million in grants to improve road safety and infrastructure.
Senator Tillis said, “This $5.2 million grant money will make the daily lives of North Carolinians across our state better by making our communities safer and travel easier.” “The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which I helped write, negotiate, and sign into law, made these investments possible. I’m proud of that.”
The Safe Streets and Roads for All grant program gave money to the following communities:
$3,150,000 to the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization to make a safety action plan for all 21 cities and 3 counties in the Charlotte metropolitan area.
$800,000 to the Town of Chapel Hill to change how they do traffic impact analyses, make their Safe Routes to School Action Plan bigger, and do a road diet on a street in the central business area that doesn’t have any bike lanes.
$483,00 to the town of Boiling Springs to do demonstration projects on roads in the downtown center, fix up road signs, paint crosswalks, and make parking lots stronger.
$280,000 to the City of Winston-Salem to help them make a full safety plan.
$240,000 to the Town of Huntersville to help them make a full plan for safety.
$96,000 to the Town of Hope Mills to help them make a full safety plan.
$76,800 to the Town of Winterville to help them make a full safety plan.
$57,600 to the Village of Marvin to help them make a full safety plan.
$48,000 to the Town of McAdenville to help them make a full plan for safety.