The Hamilton County Commission learned this week that it has received a $1.7 million federal grant to expand the downtown Riverwalk.
With the money, the Riverwalk can be extended more than 6,000 feet from its current end-point at Ross’s Landing. The new end will be at the Alstom plant.
According to Dan Saieed, who oversees the county’s grant department, the walk will veer from the river at West 19th Street to the trail head at Finley Stadium.
He said he learned of the grant award in an e-mail on March 29.
On Thursday, county commissioners discussed approving an agreement between the city and the county for the grant.