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ITD Grant Aims to Improve Safety for Pedestrians and Bicyclist
BOISE, Idaho (KLIX) The Idaho Transportation Department is giving $1.4 million to help improve the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists in the state.
The funds will be available through November 4 to qualified applicants for one-time Transportation Alternatives Program, TAP, projects that focus on safety. The goal is to reduce the fatal and serious-injury crashes involving pedestrians and people on bikes through improved infrastructure. Here are some of the grant guidelines:
- Addressing infrastructure improvement to reduce fatalities and/or serious injuries, based on crash data between 2011 and 2015. See Idaho Local Road Crash Data 2011-2015 map
- Commitment to completing the design and be construction-ready by July 1, 2017.
- Ability to provide a local cash-only match of 7.34 percent.
- Projects that have secured necessary right of way.
- Projects that have Environmental requirements that do not exceed Categorical Exclusion.
Those interested in applying can go to the TAP-Safety website
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