NEWS RELEASES
Select National Parks To Receive Modernized Transportation Infrastructure
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through The National Park Service's website.
The National Park Service (NPS) reports that three national parks will receive $123,572,000 in grants as part of the Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects. First, Everglades National Park will repair, elevate and construct small bridges across a 6.5-mile section of US-41/Tamiami Trail. A section of the Natchez Trace Parkway will be rehabilitated and restored in Mississippi and Alabama. Finally, the grants will enable the reconstruction and upgrade of several miles of road near the North Entrance of Yellowstone National Park.
National Park Service Deputy Director P. Daniel said in a press release: “These grants will help modernize our aging transportation infrastructure, address a significant amount of our maintenance backlog, and improve overall visitor experience and access to our national parks. Our more than 5,500 miles of paved roads bring in more than 300 million visitors annually, and it is a top priority to maintain and improve them.”
Read more on the Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects (NSFLTP) Program here.