Governor Haslam Announces Transportation Grant for Spring Hill

Grant to fund Tanyard Springs Connection Walkway Project

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam joined state and local leaders today to announce the award of a $69,686 transportation enhancement grant to the city of Spring Hill for the Tanyard Springs Connection Walkway Project.

The Tanyard Springs Connection Walkway Project includes the construction of a ten foot wide, 230 linear feet long elevated walkway that will connect at the Spring Hill – Thompson’s Station boundary to a Safe Routes to School project being completed by the town of Thompson’s Station. New signs, trash receptacles, and landscaping will also be installed.  

“The Tanyard Springs Connection Walkway will provide a much needed link between schools, residential areas and commercial developments,” Haslam said. “These improvements will help keep pedestrians safe and encourage more residents to walk to their destinations. I’m pleased we could make this investment in Spring Hill.”

The grant is made possible through a federally funded program administered by the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT).

“Through Transportation Enhancement grants, TDOT has funded more than $259 million in non-traditional transportation projects,” TDOT Commissioner John Schroer said.  “Established by Congress in the early 1990’s, the program supports activities designed to strengthen the cultural, aesthetic and environmental aspects of the nation’s transportation system.”

A variety of activities such as the restoration of historic facilities, bike and pedestrian trails, landscaping and other non-traditional transportation projects are eligible for grant funds under the federal program.

State Sen. Bill Ketron (R-Murfreesboro) and state Reps. Sheila Butt (R-Columbia) and John Charles Tidwell (D-New Johnsonville) represent Maury County in the Tennessee General Assembly.