ADDA Applies for Funding for Downtown Infrastructure

The Athens Downtown Development Authority has formally applied for funding for three projects—Clayton Street streetscape improvements, a roundabout at the North Avenue/Dougherty Street/Thomas Street intersection and a greenway along Jackson Street to the Lyndon House Arts Center—from the upcoming transportation sales tax vote in November. The Clayton Street project was supposed to be funded by SPLOST 2011, but it’s been on hold for several years after bids came in millions of dollars too high. T-SPLOST, which is expected to raise $100 million over five years, could provide the rest of the funding. The project will include new sidewalks and s…