ANNAPOLIS, Md. (7News) — Maryland is set to receive $16 million in grants which will be used for bicycle, pedestrian and trail projects across the state, Maryland Governor Wes Moore announced Thursday.
The funding will support efforts to improve road safety, strengthen the state’s transportation systems and help reduce emissions. The grants will benefit 36 projects.
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“These investments will help provide high-quality paths to connect communities, enhance safety for students to get to and from school and help the state reach its climate goals by reducing greenhouse gas emissions,” said Maryland Department of Transportation Secretary Paul Wiedefeld.
$1 million through the Recreational Trails Program will go to the following projects:
- Wayfinding improvements in the City of Frederick
- A bridge restoration in Kent County
- A mountain bike trail in Garrett County
- Trail improvements in Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Caroline County and the campus of Mount St. Mary’s University
$13 million from the Transportation Alternatives Program will go to the following projects:
- $1.7 million to convert a half-mile of roadway that intersects with the Purple Line into a multimodal corridor connecting to the University of Maryland campus in College Park
- $1.5 million to complete design of a shared-use path along MD 611 in Worcester County
- $1.1 million for a 1.25-mile extension of the St. Michaels Nature Trail
- $630,000 for “Safe Routes to Schools” projects in Baltimore City, Brunkwick and Havre de Grace
$2.1 million in grants will go to the following:
- $1.7 million to design projects in Baltimore City and Anne Arundel, Cecil, Charles and Prince George’s counties
- $75,000 to retrofit a Levee Trail crossing in Mount Rainier in Prince George’s County to improve safety where the trail crosses a busy roadway
- $625,755 to match federal funding for construction and design projects in Anne Arundel, Talbot and Worcester counties