The Iowa Transportation Commission approved $3,523,206 for nine 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 non-motorized trail users. This funding is available to cities, counties, state agencies, local governments, and nonprofit organizations through an annual application-based program.
The projects and approved funding amounts are listed below.
- Bentonsport Bridge Rehab (Van Buren County Conservation Board) $403,000
- Carlson Park Trail Phase 1A and Phase 1B (Decorah) $298,795
- Clay County Connection Phase 2 (Dickinson County Trails Board) $520,000
- Flint River Trail Connection (Burlington) $71,625
- Iowa River’s Edge Trail Resurfacing and Bridge Replacement (Hardin County) $745,000
- Jewellsworth Trail Acquisition (Hamilton County Conservation Board) $180,000
- Neal Smith to High Trestle Trail Connector Trail and Trailhead (Polk City) $700,000
- Pioneer Trail Reinbeck Gap (Grundy County Conservation Board) $279,786
- Pony Hollow Trail Extension Phase I (Clayton County Conservation Board) $325,000