Yesterday, it was announced that the County of Kauai has been selected to receive a $13.8 million federal grant to revitalize Lihue. The Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant will help to improve roads, sidewalks and bike lanes and will help develop an urban core where more businesses can develop. This is an exciting step forward for Kauai.
Specifically, the projects that will be covered by the TIGER grant include safety improvements, a shared-use path from the Lihue Civic Center to the Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall and bicycle and pedestrian improvements on Hoolako Street.
In addition, the conversion of Eiwa Street to a transit hub will be completed, sidewalks will be installed on Hoala and Kalena streets, a bicycle boulevard will be added to Pualole and Malae streets, and transit services for the Lihue Civic Center will be expanded.
The county will provide 15 percent in matching funds bringing the Lihue project total to $15.5 million.