The city of LaFayette was recently awarded a $6.2 million federal grant to continue the municipality’s downtown revitalization.
The grant will fund the rebuilding of a segment of Villanow Street to help connect the Mars Theatre district with LaFayette’s downtown square, David Hamilton, city manager, said in a phone call.
“The grant includes new water and sewer, new storm drains, curb and gutters, new bridge, new street lighting, new sidewalks, and, of course, new pavement,” Hamilton said. “Also, raised crosswalks are included.”
The project should be completed in about three or four years, he said, and an environmental study for it is underway.
The city has been trying for many years to upgrade that segment of Villanow, Hamilton said, and the grant from U.S. Department of Transportation’s Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity program will help bring together multiple infrastructure upgrades in the city.