New sidewalks for Elmer City

Council members in Elmer City got a glance of what the sidewalk project that will be funded by a Transportation Improvement Board grant will look like at its meeting last Thursday night.

Th town was awarded the $225,375 grant by the Washington State Department of Transportation’s TIB.

The grant will provide sidewalks on Front Street and Williams Street, along with safety improvements, a bus stop and signalized crossing across Highway 155.

The project will also connect residents to the post office, town hall, park and local business locations.

The project funding was announced last year, with Belsby Engineering from Spokane assisting with the application.

Belsby Engineering representatives were at Thursday’s meeting to walk council members through the project detail.

Bids for the project will be ready to go out this spring with construction due in 2016.