Newly secured money will fund a study to better connect San Antonio's east side to downtown.
The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Neighborhood Access and Equity Grant Program, which seeks to help connect underserved and low-income communities and mitigate adverse environmental impacts, according to a press release from U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar .
Cleaver said so many studies have been done over and over on the eastside, always with the same goal: to help the community. But Cleaver said nothing ever comes of them and the community continues to suffer."Certainly $3 million is gonna go a long way towards bridging that gap of poverty," Gallegos said.
The highway currently separates the eastside from critical community hubs, educational institutions, employment opportunities, and essential services.
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