City of Greenfield to get over $790,000 in federal funding to fix roads

GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV)- The City of Greenfield will be getting over $790,000 in federal funding to improve road safety within the city.

The office of U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren announced on Monday that the U.S. Department of Transportation will distribute $793,856 to help fund different road projects to improve connectivity throughout the Southern Monterey County

“As cities in the Salinas Valley become more sought-out places to live, work, and do business, road safety, connectivity, and congestion reduction are increasingly important," Lofgren said in a statement. "In Greenfield, specifically, bridges received ‘D’ service ratings and are worsening, so a cash infusion to plan and make improvements is desperately needed."

The funding will help the Greenfield Reconnecting Everyone Across Town. City officials plan to use the funding to help construct a new bicycle and pedestrian overcrossing on Apple Avenue, widening the overcrossing at Walnut Avenue and Oak Avenue.

Lofgren said that the funding is part of the Department of Transportation's Reconnecting Communities Pilot Discretionary Grant Program.

The program is aiming to reconnect communities by providing assistance and capital to upgrade or replace transportation infrastructure.