NORTH NEWTON, Kan. — North Newton is one of ten cities and counties that will receive part of more than $7 million in grants for street and sidewalk improvements through the Kansas Department of Transportation.
According to North Newton City Administrator Kyle Fiedler, the city will receive $164,000 from KDOT to help with a major sidewalk expansion in the city. The new walkways will run along Main Street from the Bethel College campus north to near I-135. Another portion of the walk will run through the Kidron Bethel retirement community and then along Anderson Street on the west edge of town. The total cost of the project is $250,000 with the city providing a 20% match and the college adding another 5%.
With these grants, more than $100 million has been given to Kansas communities since the KDOT Cost Share Program’s inception. The program provides matching funds for road, bridge and trail improvements.
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