The $622,000 project is part of the state Department of Transportation s Safe Routes to School initiative and is being funded through the Transportation Improvement Program. It will include revamping the steep entrance on the west side of Brayton School and the YMCA and adding in sidewalks and other improvements. The public schools outreach coordinator Emily Schiavoni said the school district and Northern Berkshire Community Coalition have been partners in the program since 2016. The two entities applied in 2019 to the Safe Routes to Schools program for Brayton and were accepted. Schiavoni, who has been coordinating the effort, said MassDOT will lead the design and be responsible for funding and the city will be responsible for coordinating and funding permanent and temporary leases for construction.