State Sen. Lisa Boscola, D-18th, and state Rep. Zach Mako, R-183rd, announced April 21 a $166,000 grant has been awarded to North Catasauqua Borough for improvements to the Delaware and Lehigh Trail.

Mako and Boscola advocated for the funding through the Commonwealth Financing Authority’s Greenway, Trails and Recreation program, which funds projects for planning, acquisition, development, rehabilitation and repair of greenways, recreational trails, open spaces and parks.

The grant will be used to widen and resurface 1.5 miles of the D&L Trail and reconstruct a small bridge across a historic lock to extend the existing section of the trail in neighboring Northampton Borough.

The 18th Senatorial District includes Bethlehem, Lower Saucon, Palmer and Williams townships; Freemansburg, Glendon, Hellertown, North Catasauqua, Northampton, Stockertown, Tatamy, West Easton and Wilson boroughs; and the cities of Bethlehem and Easton in Northampton County. It also includes Hanover, Salisbury and Whitehall townships; Catasauqua, Coplay, Emmaus and Fountain Hill boroughs; and the city of Bethlehem.

The 183rd District includes South Whitehall (part), Washington and Whitehall (part) townships and Slatington Borough in Lehigh County. It also consists of Allen, Lehigh and Moore (part) townships and North Catasauqua, Northampton and Walnutport boroughs in Northampton County.