City of Abbeville Awarded $1.1 Million Through Louisiana Transportation Alternatives Program for Sidewalk Improvements
The City of Abbeville has been awarded $1,108,222.76 through the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development’s (LaDOTD) Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) for a sidewalk improvement project that will begin on Broadmoor, Rodeo, and Alonzo. This project will focus on connecting existing sidewalks and constructing new sidewalk corridors to create a continuous and safer pedestrian route throughout these areas.
The Transportation Alternatives Program, formerly known as the Transportation Enhancement Program, is a federally funded program administered through LaDOTD. The program supports projects that improve transportation infrastructure for pedestrians and strengthen connectivity between neighborhoods, schools, businesses, and community facilities.