Iowa Transportation Commission approves funding for State Recreational Trails Program
Posted on: October 14, 2014
SIOUX CENTER, Iowa – Oct. 14, 2014 - The Iowa Transportation Commission today approved $5,514,307 for 12 State Recreational Trails Program projects. The State Recreational Trails program was created in 1988 with the purpose of developing and maintaining recreational trails and trail-related facilities for both motorized and nonmotorized trail users. This funding is available to cities, counties, state agencies, local governments, and nonprofit organizations through an annual application-based program.
Projects and approved funding amounts
- Ankeny Connector - High Trestle Trail (Polk County Conservation Board) $782,500
- Cedar Valley Nature Trail Bridge E4 Replacement (Black Hawk County
Conservation Board) $160,906 - Coon Rapids Connector Trail Underpass (Coon Rapids) $224,437
- Great River Road Bike Lane (Louisa County Secondary Roads) $340,000
- Hoover Trail - "The Missing Link" (Johnson County Conservation Board) $454,000
- Iowa DNR AmeriCorps Trail Crew (Iowa Department of Natural Resources) $296,250
- Iowa River Trail Phase 1 Development (Marshalltown and Hardin County) $775,000
- Lake Path Trail/JewEllsworth Trail Segment (Hamilton County
Conservation Board) $647,140 - Mississippi River Trail - Pikes Peak Road to Guttenberg (Clayton County) $579,074
- Pottawattamie County Trail-Phase I (Pottawattamie County Conservation
Board and Pottawattamie County Trail Board) $700,000 - Red Cedar Trail and Connector (Linn County Conservation Board and
Linn Area Mountain Bike Association) $ 55,000 - SW 5th (Jackson) Street Bridge Rehabilitation (Des Moines) $500,000
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For more information, contact: Yvonne Diller at 515-239-1252 or [email protected]