Sidewalk project in Jenkins ready to move forward
Channel: Mountain Top News
Date: 2017-04-04

A sidewalk project nearly a decade in the making in Jenkins may finally be ready to move forward.
At its regular meeting Monday, the Jenkins City Council authorized Mayor Todd DePriest to bid out the project, which would extend the Lakeside Drive sidewalk about 600 feet toward Jenkins High School past the school’s football field. DePriest said the area can be congested on game days with pedestrian and vehicle traffic.
The new sidewalk would provide a safer route for students and other pedestrians.
Mayor DePriest said the city hopes to have the project completed by late Summer. He said the new sidewalk would be constructed on existing state right-of-way along Lakeside Drive.