Long Street soon will have a sidewalk and bike lane extending from the downtown area to Hawthorne School.
The City Council accepted a grant of approximately $364,000 during its regular meeting on Feb. 24 from the Oregon Department of Transportation to fund the project.
ODOT biannually awards grants for sidewalks and bike lanes, Senior Engineering Technician Joe Graybill said. This is the third time the city applied for the grant.
The project will cost an…