Walla Walla County to receive $2.48M federal grant for road improvements
By Dan Thesman on Friday, December 26th, 2025 in Columbia Basin News More Top Stories
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is granting Walla Walla County Public Works funding to make their roadways safer for drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists. The grant is from the DOT’s Safe Streets and Roads for All program.
Walla Walla County Public Works will receive $2,487,960 for safety improvements. This award will be used by Walla Walla County to improve safety at five high-priority segments and intersections totaling 3.3 miles.
The work includes: sidewalks and buffered bike lanes on Wallula Avenue; realigning Cottonwood Road at Powerline Road to a standard four-leg intersection with stop-control visibility upgrades; shoulder widening, edge-line striping, curve warning and chevron signs, and speed feedback signs on Mojonnier Road, and; speed management on Old Highway 12 through Touchet and Lowden using pavement markings, striped medians, and feedback signs.
