The Town of Woodsboro has been awarded a $1.79 million grant from the Texas Department of Transportation’s Transportation Alternatives Program to fund a major sidewalk improvement project, town officials announced.
According to a news release from Santos McBain Management & Planning, the grant requires no local matching funds.
The project calls for the construction of a 6-foot-wide concrete sidewalk with reinforced steel along FM 136/Wood Avenue, beginning at North Sixth Street, continuing to Locke Street and ending at Kasten Bayside Boulevard.
Santos McBain was hired in 2024 to develop and submit the Transportation Alternatives Program grant application on behalf of the town.
The Woodsboro project was one of only two approved in the Corpus Christi district. Statewide, TxDOT received 226 applications requesting more than $988 million in funding and approved 73 projects totaling $284.8 million.
“I am excited for the TxDOT TAP project that was awarded to the Town of Woodsboro,” Mayor Kay Roach said. “This project will enhance pedestrian safety by providing safe and accessible routes throughout our community.”
Raynaldo De Los Santos, president of Santos McBain, said the firm was pleased to assist the town in securing the grant.
“The Santos McBain team is pleased to work with the Town of Woodsboro to get this important $1.75 million grant for the Woodsboro community with an incredible zero local dollar match requirement,” De Los Santos said.