DALTON, Ga. – Georgia counties in the 9th Congressional District will receive more than $4 million in Transportation Enhancement Program funds, including $500,000 headed toward Dalton’s greenway.
The project will use various paths and trails to connect the city’s central business district to outdoor recreation in the north part of town.
“We are really pleased,” Dalton City Manager Ty Ross said. “It is not everything we asked for, but we got the largest amount of any grant.”
Walker County received $225,000 for a welcome center at McLemore Cove, and Fort Oglethorpe will use its $500,000 for a multiuse trail along Battlefield Parkway.
The funding for Dalton is in addition to a $100,000 grant from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources received earlier this year to build trails on Mount Rachel.