The Washington County Engineer’s Office has announced the county is receiving a $500,000 grant for improvements to Riverside Road, or W61. The grant is from the Iowa Department of Transportation with the Traffic Safety Improvement Program. The funds will go to safety improvements on Riverside Road from Spruce Avenue to Riverside. Washington County Engineer Jacob Thorius says, :This is the second year in a row Washington County has been awarded the $500,000 TSIP grant, the maximum allowed for the grant request.” Work will include adding paved shoulders with rumble strips and widening the pavement. The project is scheduled to begin in 2018 and may be paired with another phase of work on Riverside Road.