The City of Andalusia will further its goal of becoming a more walkable city in Fiscal Year 2026, thanks to a new grant from the Federal Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program (TAP grants).

Gov. Kay Ivey notified Mayor Earl Johnson of the $800,000 award this week.

The grant will fund new sidewalks on Jerry Drive, David Street, Short Street and Manavista Street.

“We are pleased to be able to extend sidewalks in this neighborhood,” Mayor Earl Johnson said. “We have worked to secure grants that have helped us build new sidewalks all over the city. In turn, those infrastructure improvements have encouraged residents to exercise more, and led to reinvestment in established neighborhoods.”

The City of Andalusia previously has used TAP grant funding to build or improve sidewalks on East Three Notch Street, South Three Notch Street, Prestwood Bridge Road, Lindsey Bridge Road, Stanley Avenue, and around the Andalusia High School campus. A project currently underway will improve sidewalks on Third Avenue.

The Alabama Department of Transportation’s timeline for the 2026 TAP grant projects calls for final designs to be approved by July of 2026, and advertisement of bids to begin in August.

The City is working with Darren Capps of Southern Engineering Solutions on the design of the project.