Grant Helps Improve School Routes

As teachers and students head back to their classrooms, I'm happy to see those in my hometown of Forreston, Illinois, have a safer way to get to and from school.

Those who live or work nearby might have noticed some road construction this summer around the school buildings. The improvements, which wrapped up in time for the start of school, was all part of the Safe Routes to School grant awarded to Forreston.

In 2019, Fehr Graham helped the Village of Forreston secure the Safe Routes to School Grant through the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT). The grant not only intends to provide...