AMES, Iowa – Jan. 14, 2014 – Today, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved $1,643,139 in total funding for seven federal Recreational Trails Program projects. The program projects must be for the purpose of developing and maintaining recreation trails and trail-related facilities for both motorized and non-motorized trail users. The projects and approved funding amounts are listed below.
- Clear Creek Trail – Phase 7 (Coralville): $493,305
- Flint River Trail – Phase 1A: Flint Bottom Road to Irish Ridge Road (Des Moines County): $423,000
- Gypsum City Off-Highway Vehicle Park (Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Webster County Improvement Corporation): $300,000
- Old Creamery Nature Trail (Benton County Conservation Board): $143,434
- Sibley Recreational Trail (Osceola Recreational Trails Association and Sibley): $25,000
- Snowmobile Grooming Equipment Purchase (Iowa DNR and Iowa State Snowmobile Association): $240,000
- Support for Program and Bicycle/Trails Summits (Iowa Department of Transportation): $18,400
The federal program was created in 1991 and program funding is available to cities, counties, state and federal agencies, and private organizations through an annual application-based program.