Work Zone Wednesday: Safe Routes to School in Erie

Crews place new sidewalk pavement along Webster Street. The work will continue for several blocks north to Erie Elementary School.

In early May crews from  RFB Construction of Pittsburg began making sidewalk improvements in Erie. The project includes the reconstruction of existing sidewalk sections, the addition of new sidewalks along several streets, ADA ramps, and new curb and gutter. The federal Safe Routes to School program is funding 80 percent of the $207,796 construction cost, with the remaining 20 percent matched by the city.

Crews place new sidewalk pavement along Webster Street. The work will continue for several blocks north to Erie Elementary School.

The Safe Routes to School projects in Erie and other cities throughout Kansas are part of KDOT’s Transportation Alternatives Program.