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Included in those awards were more than $321,000 for Lake County schools.
“By improving safety, more children are encouraged to walk and bicycle to school, ultimately resulting in healthier children and less traffic congestion,” said acting Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty.
The funding was provided by the federal Safe Routes to School program. Since its inception in 2005, Caltrans has awarded $156 million for 356 Safe Routes to School projects.
In Lake County two schools in Clearlake – Burns Valley Elementary School and Clearlake Seventh-day Adventist Christian – will receive $321,400 to widen a roadway and install bike lanes and crosswalks on Old Highway 53 between Olympic and Lakeshore drives, and Old Highway 53 and Austin Avenue.
Other notable projects around the North Coast include $849,500 for Fort Bragg Middle School and Redwood Elementary School for the construction of sidewalks and other traffic calming and safety enhancements throughout the city of Fort Bragg, Caltrans reported.
In Humboldt County several elementary and middle schools in Eureka and Fortuna will receive $472,200 to develop a crossing guard program, and four Sonoma County schools will receive $284,400 for sidewalk improvements, bike storage lockers, bulbout and ramp construction and crosswalk upgrades, according to the project list.
Caltrans works closely with a diverse group of state, local, and regional stakeholders representing transportation, health, education, law enforcement, and bicycle/pedestrian advocates.
Go to www.dot.ca.gov/docs/SafeRoutestoSchoolProjectListOctober2011.pdf to view and download the entire list of Safe Routes to School projects that received funding, or see below.
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