Funding will support corridor-wide safety upgrades along seven miles of North Monroe Street (US 27/SR 63) for pedestrians, bicyclists, and drivers.
Leon County Government has secured a $16.8 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation through the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program for the North Monroe Street Safety Implementation project. USDOT announced the award on December 23, 2025. The project is estimated to cost $21 million total, including the required local match, which will be funded through Blueprint.
The awarded grant will help Leon County address longstanding challenges with a comprehensive, corridor-wide approach.
“Leon County is proud to receive this federal grant to deliver corridor-wide safety upgrades,” said Leon County Commission Chairman Christian Caban. “North Monroe Street is a vital part of our community. These improvements will make the corridor safer and more accessible for residents, visitors, and businesses.”
The North Monroe Street Safety Implementation project will implement corridor-wide improvements along the seven-mile North Monroe Street (US 27/SR 63) from West Tharpe St. to Capital Circle NW/Old Bainbridge Rd. Planned improvements include, fill sidewalk gaps, fill bike lane gaps, install pedestrian fencing, signalized mid-block crossings, construct raised medians, add median refuges, install high-emphasis crosswalks and upgrade intersections with targeted safety features.
“North Monroe Street is a vital corridor for our community, and this significant federal investment will help us deliver meaningful, measurable safety improvements for everyone who uses it,” said Leon County Commissioner District 3 Rick Minor. “This grant strengthens our ongoing commitment to reducing serious crashes and protecting vulnerable roadway users, including pedestrians and bicyclists.”
The project aligns with the Safe System Approach and incorporates safety strategies consistent with the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Proven Safety Countermeasures, targeting reductions in rear-end, angle, and sideswipe crashes and improving safety at crossings for vulnerable roadway users.
“Leon County values our partnership with USDOT and the Federal Highway Administration and is eager to move forward with the grant process and complete local and state planning activities in 2026,” said Leon County Administrator Vincent S. Long. “This funding allows us to implement proven countermeasures, stage construction to minimize disruptions, and deliver high-impact improvements within the existing right-of-way.”
The project implementation schedule over the next five years includes local and state planning in 2026, survey and design complete in 2027, with development and construction from 2028 to 2030.
For more information, please contact Mathieu Cavell, Leon County Community and Media Relations, at (850) 606-5300 / CMR@LeonCountyFL.gov.
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Its dangerous – North Monroe between John Knox and Old Bainbridge averages about 1.5 traffic fatalities per year even more than West Tennessee and Capital Circle East.
TONY, Beppo’s right on this one. Infrastructure monies from the fed aren’t really anything new, or scandalous.
Everything doesn’t have to be a partisan fight, y’know.
Oh, and a dildo emporium on the road to you capitol is a bad look. There are two of them on the way as you pass derelict buildings and shuffling drug addicts just casually strolling in the median. The entrance to the state capitol is a sh*t show. From the south, it’s poverty and ruin. From the east, it’s nothing until you come across a failed Burger King (how does that happen near a major shopping destination and a high school?), run down buildings, empty lots and businesses, and yet another genital jamboree retail spot. At least the derelict and crumbling hotel has been demolished…
@Tony, this is the legislative history of the IIJA.
June 4, 2021: Introduced in House as INVEST in America Act (H.R. 3684).
July 1, 2021: House passage of original bill.
August 10, 2021: Senate passes amended Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
November 5, 2021: House agrees to Senate version.
November 15, 2021: Signed into law by President Biden.
@ EPW ……. Hustler of Hollywood is not an issue, it is far off the road up on a hill with lots of trees around it. Only the Prudes have an issue with it. I have never gone there and don’t need to go there to know it is not an issue.
@ Keith …….. What FACTS do you have that proves that, ACTUAL FACTS, NOT your opinion?
A better option would be to improve traffic flow from thomasville to monroe (via 7th), as that is a far nicer entry to the city. I dont know if there is any saving Monroe.
Your Commission asks for your paitance as we locate a Smolian Contracter to do the job.
As long as we have a Hustler smut shop with homeless guys using filthy rabbit puppets to panhandle as one of the first things people see on their way to the capitol from I-10, the sidewalks won’t matter at all.
No.Monroe St: Major entrance to Tallahassee from I-10, and it looks seedy. Upgrading sidewalks and intersections might help. More important is removing the homeless/crime element. Just relocating the problem to MidTown… is State and Local funds wasted .
Not mentioned here is the FACT these funds come from the Biden Administration’s infrastructure legislation.