A new bike lane from downtown Decatur to the city’s western edge is just months from breaking ground.
The city recently signed a contract with the state Department of Transportation, for the bike lanes along West Trinity and West Ponce de Leon avenues. Bids could be returned on the project in the next four to six months, said assistant city manager Lyn Menne.
The city will spend $65,465 of its own money, along with $261,860 in federal grant money, to build the lanes. They will eventually connect to city-planned streetscape projects downtown, linking to the PATH trail that runs along the railroad tracks, Menne said.
The city also view the project as a traffic-calming device for cars, since some of the lanes will be built by narrowing the roadways.
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