LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A total of nine cities and two counties have been awarded $17.35 million in federal funding to help with road projects in their communities, according to a press release from Metroplan.
The funds comes from the surface transportation block grant program, which provides funding that can be used by states and localities to improve road conditions and any public transport infrastructure.
Below is a full breakdown of where the money will go and what for:
- Benton was awarded $400,000 to design improvements to Congo Road from Shenandoah Road to Longhills Road
- Bryant was awarded $220,000 for design on the Bryant Parkway Trail
- Cabot was awarded $480,000 to design improvements to Kerr Station Road from Campground Road to Highway 321
- Conway was awarded $1,000,000 in supplemental funding for the Salem Road Bridge. The city also received $1,000,000 for additional design on the upcoming Connect Conway trail project
- Jacksonville was awarded $2,250,000 for additional construction costs on its West Main Street realignment project
- Little Rock was awarded $1,075,000 to construct phase 2 of its Markham Street improvement project from Cedar Street to Martin Street
- Maumelle was awarded $2,080,000 in additional funding for Club Manor Drive roadway improvements and multi-use side path project from Odom Boulevard to Millwood Circle
- North Little Rock was awarded $545,000 to extend Crystal Hill Road from its current alignment near Dewafelbaker Lane to Maumelle Boulevard at Corporate Drive
- Pulaski County was awarded $1,300,000 to construct improvements on Chicot Road from Castle Valley to Green Road. The county also received $600,000 for additional engineering on the Southwest Trail
- Saline County was awarded $2,400,000 for additional design on the Southwest Trail from the Old River Bridge to the Garland County line
- Sherwood was awarded $4,000,000 to construct roadway improvements on Jacksonville-Cato Road from Lybrand Drive to Highway 107
