The Atlanta Regional Commission has awarded DeKalb County $4 million in federal aid funds for two transportation projects, DeKalb CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson announced on April 9.
ARC conducted a solicitation for proposals for the Transportation Improvement Program last spring. Federal funding from the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program supports projects that further ARC’s regional goal of strategic investments and addressing transportation needs in the region. DeKalb County was selected out of a pool of more than 100 applicants, according to a press release.
The funding will be used for intersection improvement projects at North Druid Hills and Lavista roads, and North Druid Hills and Clairmont roads. The projects were identified in the North Druid Hills Road Corridor Study funded jointly by DeKalb County and ARC.
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