Belleville Awarded Nearly $1 Million in State Grants to Make Roads Near Schools Safer
Posted July 19, 2024Almost $1 million in state grants will help Belleville make local roads even safer to walk, bike or travel by other wheeled devices.
State transportation officials announced Thursday, July 18, 2024 that Belleville has been awarded $962,000 through the state’s Safe Routes to School Program (SRTS).
Belleville achieved seven gold-level SRTS recognition awards for its efforts to create safer pedestrian and bike access from local roads to Belleville Schools 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 and 10. In addition, Belleville Middle School is being recognized for again earning a gold-level recognition award.
Gold is the state program’s highest ranking among the four levels, signifying a school or municipality’s progress toward implementing and sustaining SRTS programs.
“Our team has been working on pedestrian safety and walkability, and our determination has paid off,” said Belleville Mayor Michael Melham. “Thank you to the NJDOT Safe Routes to School Program, for your generous grant to repair sidewalks, restripe crosswalks, upgrade ADA-compliant curbing, add school zone and safety signage, and build out areas of raised crosswalks, bump outs and curb extensions around our schools and neighborhoods – all for a safer, walkable community.”