North Wales Borough Received A $770K Grant To Improve Pedestrian Safety

NORTH WALES, PA — A central Montgomery County municipality has received federal grant dollars to help improve pedestrian safety in the community.

The office of State Rep. Liz Hanbidge, a Montgomery County Democrat, announced this week that North Wales Borough has been awarded $770,000 to enhance pedestrian safety and accessibility.

The money comes out of the Surface Transportation Block Grant program.

"Assuring the safety of pedestrians who utilize our roadways to go about their daily lives was one of a whole host of important initiatives that were propelled by the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law," Hanbidge said in a statement. "These grant dollars will go toward the necessary expansion and accessibility of two sections of roadway in Montgomery County, which see heavy foot traffic."

Hanbidge's office said that the federal grant dollars would be used to install pedestrian facilities along Center Street from Walnut Street to Washington Avenue and from Shearer Street to Montgomery Avenue, with the ultimate goal of making these areas in the borough more pedestrian-friendly.

The federal dollars were administered through the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, which reviews applications to determine recipients.

State transportation officials are assisted in their review by representatives from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Department of Health and three Metropolitan and Rural Planning Organizations, according to Hanbidge's office.