Manhattan board backs ITEP application to extend multiuse path along U.S. 52

The Village of Manhattan voted to support an Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program (ITEP) grant application for bicycle and pedestrian improvements along U.S. 52. The chair described the proposed project as extending an existing multiuse path from Foxford Drive to Round Barn and improving connectivity to the Wauponze Trail and Old Plank Trail. The chair said the ITEP program (administered by IDOT) was cited in the presentation with a program-level figure of $157,000,000; the transcript also notes that ITEP grants provide 80% funding for eligible costs with a 20% local match and that the maximum award for each project would be $5,000,000.