More sidewalks are on the horizon for Tabor City.
Rep. Brenden Jones the town will see $250,000 in sidewalk improvements, with construction beginning in 2025. The N.C. Department of Transportation announced the project to extend sidewalks along U.S. 701 Business from Jesse Street to Lynwood Norris Street. The sidewalks are just one of several statewide projects DOT’s Carbon Reduction Program, and designated to serve communities of less than 5,000 population in the.
“Tabor City’s leaders have met with me several times and we always discuss the projects that the state and town can work on together,” Jones said. “I know it has been a goal of the town for many years to get a sidewalk from the downtown all the way out to Lake Tabor Park. It looks like with this project, we will finally get there.”
Jones mentioned that he put a small allocation of $50,000 into the state Transportation budget last year with the hopes that it could be used as seed money to match a larger allocation. With the state’s CRP announcement, another $200,000 will be added to the initial match to make a $250,000 project.
Tabor City Mayor Royce Harper thanked Rep. Jones and the Department of Transportation for funding the sidewalk.
“Tabor City has wanted to see the sidewalk out to the Lake for a long time,” Harper said. “With Rep. Jones serving on the Transportation and Budget committees in Raleigh, he was in a position to create a project that will add to our quality of life here in town.”
Harper also complimented Ken Clark, the DOT District Engineer for submitting Tabor City’s request and for advocating so strongly for the sidewalk. “The DOT has worked cooperatively with the town over the past few years, and that relationship means a lot to our citizens.”
