SA gets $8M grant to make its deadliest roadway safer

San Antonio is getting $8 million to make a segment of the city's deadliest roadway safer. The city was awarded a federal planning grant to make improvements to a five-mile segment of Culebra Road, from Loop 410 to General McMullen Drive on the West Side . The funds will pay for planning for protected sidewalks, dedicated bike facilities, tree planting, crosswalks and improved transit facilities.

“This $8 million investment from the Biden-Harris administration will kick-start a much-needed transformation to make Culebra Road safer for the thousands of people who rely on it every day.” RELATED: TxDOT scales down Loop 1604 closures for summer; fewer shutdowns than usual until after Labor Day San Antonio's award was just a sliver of the $1.8 billion of grants that the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Wednesday. There were 148 RAISE grant recipients.

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