(KAIR)--The City of Atchison's ongoing goal of improving pedestrian access across the city receives a boost in the way of state funding.

Pedestrian improvements for Atchison's Unity Street is among 10 transportation construction projects statewide to share a portion of the $5.9 million awarded through the Kansas Department of Transportation's fall 2025 Cost Share Program.

According to a release from the state, the "investment will leverage nearly $3.3 million in community matching funds, totaling more than $9 million for infrastructure improvements that will enhance safety, support local economies, and improve connectivity across Kansas."

Since its inception in fall 2019, the Cost Share Program, the release says, "has awarded state funding exceeding $163 million to Kansas communities."