Governor Bredesen Announces Livingston Enhancement Grant

Nashville, Tennessee - Governor Phil Bredesen announced today that the state is providing the City of Livingston with an enhancement grant in the amount of $62,378.00 to assist in the development of the Church Street Sidewalk Project.

“A sidewalk improvement project means a lot to a town like Livingston when it comes to improving mobility and safety for many people making their way across the community,” said Governor Bredesen. “I am pleased the state was able to contribute to this effort.”

Tennessee Department of Transportation Commissioner Gerald Nicely presented the grant on behalf of the Governor in Livingston today.

“The project will consist of a sidewalk that is five feet in width running from the intersection of Henson and Church Streets, one block off the public square, to Bradford-Hicks Drive and the J.W. Winningham Memorial Nature Park,” Nicely said.

Commissioner Nicely explained that the grant was being made available through a federally-funded program operated by TDOT.

“In the 1990’s, Congress set up an enhancement grant system of funding for activities designed to strengthen the cultural, aesthetic and environmental aspects of the nation’s transportation system,” said Nicely. “These grant-funded activities include historic transportation facilities, bike and pedestrian trails, landscaping and many other non-traditional transportation projects.”

Commissioner Nicely commended State Senator Charlotte Burks and Representative John Mark Windle for their assistance in securing this grant for the Overton County town.

“This project will involve the construction of sidewalks where none exist, and will also replace unsafe, decayed sidewalks that are approximately 70 years old,” Burks said.

“This city had to match twenty percent of the grant amount for this project to make it happen,” said Windle. “The local support for this project was impressive.”