ERI vermilion srts FY2025

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) $482,005.40 on August 11, 2025, under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) to support the Erie County Safe Routes to School (SRTS) project in Vermilion, Ohio. The award funds sidewalk installation in existing gaps to establish safe pedestrian routes to schools, addressing critical pedestrian safety infrastructure needs in the community. This formula grant allocation reflects the program's emphasis on pedestrian and bicycle facility improvements as eligible activities under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

ODOT, operating as the pass-through entity, sub-awarded funding to the City of Vermilion to execute the pedestrian facilities component of the project. As the implementing sub-grantee, the City of Vermilion, through coordination with its municipal departments, will oversee sidewalk construction activities to complete the safe routes network serving school-age pedestrians. This project represents a collaborative approach to federal highway funding, wherein state transportation authorities distribute allocations to local governments for community-specific infrastructure improvements that advance transportation safety and accessibility objectives.

Project description

Sidewalk installation in existing gaps to provide safe routes to school. Erie county.