Nearly $700,000 in state funds would allow the Town of Wallingford to build a pedestrian bridge as part of it Linear Trail improvement project. The funding – $690,000 – comes from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for the purpose of expanding a portion of the Quinnipiac River Linear Trail. The span pedestrian bridge would be built at the trailhead of Fireworks Island on the Quinnipiac River, adjacent to Main Street. Currently, the trailhead is accessible only via a privately-owned vehicle bridge. The money from DEEP was provided via the Urban Act Grant Program, which allocates funds to eligible municipalities that are considered economically distressed, and uses money for a range of economic development, transportation, recreation, and other social services projects.
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