Huntsville approves grant applications for improvements to Holmes Avenue, Governors Drive [Video]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The City will move forward with applications for two U.S. Department of Transportation grants focusing on safety and traffic congestion on two busy roadways in the downtown area following City Council approval.

One grant would help pay for construction improvements on a 3.35-mile stretch of Holmes Avenue while the other would help fund a study for improvements on an 8.85-mile stretch of Governors Drive that includes the Medical District. Both projects work toward the City’s goal of zero roadway fatalities or serious injuries by 2055 through Vision Zero.

“These grants emphasize safety and improving traffic flow on two roads that see high volumes of automobile and pedestrian traffic while passing through several residential areas,” said Dennis Madsen, Manager of Long-Range and …