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Grants Will Fund UMES Boulevard Round About Upgrade

Community Development Block Grants should cover the full cost of moving the water and sewer lines to allow for a traffic roundabout and sidewalk project at UMES Boulevard.

The town of Princess Anne will apply for the grants on behalf of the Somerset County Sanitary District.

Town Manager Brenda Benton told the Salisbury Daily Times that the grants should cover the $25-thousands needed for the engineering study with a second grant to cover the construction cost.

The State Highway Administration plans to build the roundabout at UMES Boulevard and Somerset Avenue.

The sidewalks will go from the roundabout along both sides of Somerset Avenue to improve pedestrian safety.ndabout and sidewalk project at UMES Boulevard.

The town of Princess Anne will apply for the grants on behalf of the Somerset County Sanitary District.

Town Manager Brenda Benton told the Salisbury Daily Times that the grants should cover the $25-thousands needed for the engineering study with a second grant to cover the construction cost.

The State Highway Administration plans to build the roundabout at UMES Boulevard and Somerset Avenue.

The sidewalks will go from the roundabout along both sides of Somerset Avenue to improve pedestrian safety.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.