Royersford Gets $100K Grant To Extend Riverfront Trail

ROYERSFORD, PA -- Several projects aimed at improving communities across Montgomery County have been awarded $1.5 million in grants.

The projects address numerous aspects of the Montco 2040 plan, including walkabilty, bikeability, sidewalk connections, adaptation, and resiliency.

“These grants give our municipalities new opportunities to achieve the shared goals of the Montco 2040 plan. We are seeing a lot of wonderful ideas come out of this program, from expanding sidewalk gaps for pedestrians to improving water quality and reducing flooding in urbanized watersheds. These projects improve and enhance the high quality of life in the county,” said Val Arkoosh, Chair of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners, in a statement.

In Royersford, a $100,000 grant was provided to extend Riverfront Trail a third of a mile from 1st Avenue to the sewage treatment facility.

The paved multi-use trail, which is ten-feet wide, will include overlook spots, trash cans, benches, interpretive signs, rain gardens, native plants, and more.

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