
Frankfort Mayor Layne Wilkerson said a $100,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation will allow the city to hire consultants to study how to make U.S. 60 safer for pedestrians.
“On one side of the road, we have several communities that are above average in terms of poverty, and without vehicles. So a lot of those people rely on public transportation, or don't have a car at all. And it's difficult for them to cross this major highway.”