Durham is one of ten New Hampshire communities to receive funds from the state Safe Routes to School Program. From today's issue of the Durham Friday Updates:
SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROJECT
Ten New Hampshire communities will receive almost $1 million to encourage children to walk and ride their bicycles to and from school.
The money comes from the N.H. Safe Routes to School Program and will be used for sidewalk construction, traffic calming measures, and education programs.
The state Department of Transportation says the largest grants will go to Pittsfield,Troy, and Littleton. Other communities receiving awards include: Lebanon, Bristol, Hillsborough, Durham, Manchester, Northumberland, and Nashua.
Durham will receive approximately $30,000 to create bicycle lanes, slow traffic near the middle and high school, add speed tables, and encourage a safer environment for children around the schools.
Tentative speed table and/or raised crosswalk locations are being considered for Coe Drive in the vicinity of the High School, Coe Drive between the SAU and the Middle School, Canney Road between Strout Lane and Nobel K. Peterson Drive, Dennison Road between Woodman and Coe Drive, and Madbury Road at Meadow Road.
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