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Athens to apply for $3.45 million federal Safe Streets grant for Elm Street intersection
Summary
The Athens City Council authorized the mayor to apply for a U.S. DOT Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant totaling $3,455,575 — including an estimated $691,115 local match — to fund safety improvements at the Elm Street (AL-99) and Hind/Edgewood intersection.
The Athens City Council voted unanimously May 26 to authorize the mayor to apply for a U.S. Department of Transportation Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant to fund safety improvements at the Elm Street (Alabama Highway 99) and Hind Street/Edgewood Road intersection.
The resolution, added to the agenda because of a filing deadline, lists a grant total of $3,455,575 with a federal share reported as $2,764,460 and a local/sponsor matching portion of $691,115. Council members and staff emphasized the time-sensitive nature of the application and thanked planning and administrative staff for preparing materials under a tight deadline.
Council discussion noted that, if awarded, the city would be required to pay the stated matching funds and execute the application and any resulting agreement; the city clerk was authorized to attest documents and keep executed agreements on file. The council approved the authorization on a roll-call vote recorded 4–0.
The item was described as an application only; the transcript records that the city will incur matching obligations if the grant is awarded. No engineering design or contract award was approved at the meeting; the vote authorized submission of the SS4A application only.
