After many years of development, the city of Knoxville will be getting a pedestrian bridge thanks to a federal RAISE Grant, City of Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon shared on Wednesday.

The city of Knoxville will finally be getting a pedestrian bridge across the Tennessee River near the University of Tennessee, thanks to a $24.7 million RAISE grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

The City of Knoxville will receive almost $25 million in federal dollars to kickstart an ongoing downtown Knoxville pedestrian bridge project.

RAISE grants fund surface transportation infrastructure projects with significant local or regional impact, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Knoxville seized on a last-minute opportunity to reapply for a grant to build a bridge from the university campus across the Tennessee River.