WOODBINE RECEIVES GRANT FUNDING FOR BIKEWAY IMPROVEMENT

Woodbine has received a significant grant to improve safety efforts for pedestrians and bikers in the community. The big grant award came from the state. The Bikeways category ($200,000) includes purchase and installation of bicycle racks for the Community School/Community Gymnasium/Library Complex and construction of an extension of the Heilprin Avenue Bikeway along Webster Street and Monroe Avenue to the Community School Complex. The Pedestrian Safety/Bikeway category ($40,000) includes the purchase and installation of electronic traffic signalization for Webster Street and DeHirsch Avenue (Route 550).