The City of Cairo, Georgia was recently selected to receive $700,000 in Transportation Enhancement (TE) Funding through the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT). This was the largest amount awarded within Cairo’s Congressional District (2). The money will be used to fund streetscape improvements in downtown Cairo on Broad Street, the town’s main thoroughfare. This stretch of road is located in Cairo’s Historic District and has many businesses and shops lining both sides.
WPi worked with Chris Addleton, Cairo City Manager, the City of Cairo, and the public in 2008 and 2009 to create a downtown master plan. A first phase was selected from this plan which the City used to apply for TE funding from GDOT. WPi assisted Cairo in applying for the federal monies which are distributed through the GDOT. Now that Cairo has been selected, they plan to involve WPi to take the vision from conceptual to construction level documentation.
The goal of the streetscape improvements is eventual economic development and a pedestrian friendly downtown which all of Cairo’s residents can enjoy. WPi has enjoyed a great relationship with the City of Cairo and looks to a continuance of that for years to come.
Click here to visit The Cairo Messenger's website for a full write-up.
Click here to visit The Cairo Messenger's website for a full write-up.
