The Vestavia Hills City Council last week agreed to apply for a $767,000 state grant for sidewalks and traffic calming measures on Greendale Road and White Oak Drive in Cahaba Heights.

The estimated cost of the project is $958,755, and the grant from the Alabama Department of Transportation would provide 80% of the money, while the city would be responsible for 20%, or an estimated $191,751, records show.

The state program from which the grant is being sought is the Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program. That program funds a variety of activities, including construction, planning and design of on-road and off-road trail facilities for pedestrians, bicyclists and other nonmotorized forms of transportation. These can include sidewalks, bicycle infrastructure, pedestrian and bicycle

See Full Page