Jackson Township officials are attempting to acquire funding for a new emergency access bridge near Seneca Valley’s secondary campus.

Supervisors, during a workshop meeting on Monday, approved the submission of a multimodal transportation grant seeking $3 million to construct the Evergreen Mill Emergency Access Bridge.

The bridge would complete a connection from the backside of the campus to Evergreen Mill Road and would be managed and used at the discretion of the Seneca Valley School District. It would be mainly used for emergency purposes, according to township manager Chris Rearick.

The project already received an injection of funding.

“We did get partial funding for $75,000 from the Greenways, Trails, and Recreation Program thanks to Rep. (Stephenie) Scialabba,” Rearick said. “We

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