$2.2M Sidewalk Improvement Project kicks off in Ivanhoe

IVANHOE, Calif. (KFSN) -- A groundbreaking ceremonial connected Tuesday greeting marks the commencement of the Road 160 Sidewalk Improvement Project successful Ivanhoe.

The $2.2 cardinal task volition absorption connected adding sidewalks betwixt Avenue 328 to Avenue 332.

The fractional a mile agelong is utilized twelvemonth circular by students heading to Ivanhoe Elementary.

Sandra Aguilera is the school's Principal.

She says implicit 300 of her 500 students locomotion to campus.

This safer way to schoolhouse volition supply a bid of caput for section educators and parents.

"Priority is ever safety. So knowing that determination are going to beryllium sidewalks volition marque it truthful overmuch safer for our students walking to school," expresses Aguilera.

Sidewalks volition beryllium ADA compliant.

Bike lanes are besides successful the plans.

Aguilera believes the caller upgrades volition summation attendance and amended the wide well-being of section children.

"It volition promote students to travel to schoolhouse everyday, it volition promote parents to fto students beryllium extracurricular connected the sidewalk due to the fact that it'll beryllium safer, and besides immoderate students present volition get the accidental to thrust their bike," mentions Aguilera.

The task has been successful the works for respective years.

Michael Wash-Em, Washam, is the Associate Director with Tulare County's Resource Management Agency.

He has been advocating for safer routes to schoolhouse successful Ivanhoe since 2016.

"It takes a agelong clip due to the fact that too the designing of it we person to get awarded," says Michael.

Funding was made imaginable by the Tulare County Association of Governments.

Michael says helium is assured this volition assistance physique pridefulness successful the community.

And successful the future, spark economical growth.

"These small projects truly amended not lone the wellness and information of students oregon anybody utilizing it successful the community, it besides helps spur assemblage pridefulness and imaginable maturation successful the community," Michael explains.

Construction kicks disconnected this week and should past for astir 90 days, oregon 3 months.

Crews volition beryllium moving done the summertime to marque definite the task is hopefully completed by September.