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Harrisburg council approves $463,000 grant application to extend Hurst Street pedestrian improvements
Summary
The council voted 7-0 to endorse a grant application to extend pedestrian and bike improvements on Hurst Street, aiming to eliminate a hazardous ‘climb lane’ and add a shared-use path between 15th and 12th streets; PennDOT expects construction in 2027.
Harrisburg City Council on Tuesday endorsed a grant application to extend pedestrian-safety work along the Hurst Street corridor, voting 7-0 to ratify submission of a $463,000 application to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s Multimodal Transportation Fund.
City Engineer Joel Slater told the council the city already has a PennDOT-funded project for curb ramp improvements and limited safety work from 15th Street to Arsenal Boulevard, but the current design would leave a sudden lane shift that creates an unsafe condition for drivers and pedestrians. The additional grant would extend improvements from…
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