Major Grant Leads to Safe Route to School
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ADAMSVILLE, Tenn. – Narrow roads and no sidewalk signaled a need for change near Adamsville Elementary School. “I had kids in school and we lived near here a few blocks away, and we just didn’t feel safe with them walking to school,” concerned resident John Liddy said. Liddy and city officials pushed to fix what they called a dangerous environment for students. Their efforts helped secure a $250,000 grant from the Tennessee Department of Transportation. “This is something we needed to do to better our community, to make sure that our children going to school are safer,” Adamsville City Administrator Steve Simon said. The sidewalk will run from Highway 64 to the school which is located on Elm Street. From the school, the path will continue along Pusser Street, ending at the city’s park. “I think it’ll make it more likely that parents will allow their kids to walk to school or ride their bike to the school or ride the skateboards to school,” Liddy said. “It’s just going to be safer.” The Safe Route to School project has been in the works for 6 years. When the sidewalk is finally done, residents say it won’t just benefit the school, but also the Adamsville community as a whole. “It allows people who are visiting the museum to be able to access it, so that’s a nice bonus,” Simon said. “And those people at the park, and we do have a nice walking trail, can now expand their walking trail because they’re connected to the city’s sidewalk system.” Adamsville city officials said weather permitting, the hope to have the project complete within the next 30 days.
