Alabama Department of Transportation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Sept. 24, 2013

Transportation Alternative Program Funding Approved for Chickasaw

MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Department of Transportation has approved $251,687 in funding for the Thompson Boulevard sidewalk in Chickasaw, as part of the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP).

Authorized by the Federal Highway Administration’s Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), TAP provides funding for projects defined as transportation alternatives, including on- and off-road pedestrian and bicycle facilities, infrastructure projects for improving non-driver access to public transportation and enhanced mobility, community improvement activities, and environmental mitigation.

TAP replaces the funding from pre-MAP-21 programs including Transportation Enhancement Activities, Recreational Trails Program and Safe Routes to School Program.

ALDOT’s mission is to provide a safe, efficient, environmentally sound transportation network across Alabama. For additional information, visit www.dot.state.al.us

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MEDIA CONTACT:

Rebecca Leigh White

ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Media & Community Relations Bureau

Montgomery, Alabama

334-353-6534 Office