New $18.4 million grant secured for Decatur trail

The City of Decatur received a sizable grant for the extension of Singing River Trail, that will connect Old Town to the rest of the city.

The project — named the Dr. Bill Sims Hike-Bike Way on the Singing River Trail — will expand the existing Dr. Bill Sims Hike-Bike Way by 8.7 miles along the Riverfront and into Old Town, providing safety, access and streetscape improvements.

$18.4 million grant for Decatur

The $18.4 million grant comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation Reconnecting Communities grant, and will run along the riverfront from Point Mallard to Old Town and will include a bike and pedestrian greenway system.

Singing River Trail

The Singing River Trail is an ongoing initiative in North Alabama with projects in Bridgeport, Gurley and Huntsville. The Huntsville project includes the pedestrian bridge connecting west Huntsville with the downtown area, known as the “Skybridge Project.”

The project in Huntsville is a multimodal pedestrian access and redevelopment corridor, or PARC, and construction is set to begin in August.

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