FHWA 13-02
Contact: Lori Irving
Telephone: 202-366-0660
U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Marks Earth Day with Grants for Scenic Byways
U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today celebrated Earth Day by announcing that 136 projects in 38 states will share $20 million in Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) scenic byways grants. This funding helps recognize, preserve and enhance America’s scenic roads and highways throughout the United States.
“President Bush wants us to celebrate the rich blessings of our nation's natural resources and to take stock of our stewardship of nature's gifts,” Secretary Mineta said. "Earth Day provides a special opportunity to appreciate the highways and byways that course through America’s spectacular beauty. These funds will help ensure that America’s scenic riches remain for generations to come. "
The vision of the National Scenic Byways Program is "to create a distinctive collection of American Roads, their stories and special places." Today's funding is intended to help achieve the vision of the byways program by funding projects that engage volunteers to preserve and enhance these byways; demonstrate environmentally sensitive solutions to problems in preserving these byways; and enable people to walk and bike in natural settings.
National Scenic Byways Discretionary funds enable states to undertake eligible projects along highways designated as All-American Roads, National Scenic Byways and state-designated byways. Eligible under this program are planning projects to inventory, preserve and enhance the qualities of the byway, safety improvements, construction of bike and pedestrian facilities, development of visitor information such as brochures and interpretive facilities and scenic overlooks, resource protection such as scenic easements and byway marketing.
"The projects funded today highlight the importance and value of preserving our scenic vistas and important landscapes through grassroots volunteer efforts," FHWA Administrator Mary E. Peters said. "These efforts also serve as tools to boost local economies through tourism and create a sense of pride."
Besides generating a sense of pride and enthusiasm for those involved, these projects are intended to help carry on a legacy of stewardship. Over 10 years, fiscal years 1992 to 2001, the National Scenic Byways Program has provided $157 million for 1,146 projects in 48 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.
Additional information, brochures and maps can be obtained by calling 1-800-4-BYWAYS (1-800-429-9297) or by going to the national scenic byways program website, www.byways.org.
The following table lists the scenic byways grants for fiscal year 2002, in some cases pending application approval by FHWA.
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Alabama| Mobile Bay Causeway* |
$250,000 |
Alabama Scenic Byways* |
$750,000 |
| |
$1,000,000 Total |
Alaska | Seward Highway: Historic
Resource |
Protection & Gold Rush Interpretive Facility $47,228 |
Seward Highway Millennium
Trail |
Improvements, Alaska 2002 $350,000 |
|
$397,228 Total |
Arizona
| Dine'tah (Among the People) Scenic
Road |
$123,200 |
Scenic Byways Information and
Interpretive Program--Arizona Parkways, Historic |
and Scenic Road Program $213,800 |
|
$337,000 Total |
Stovepipe Wells Sand Dunes Day Use
Facilities |
$300,000 |
Formation and Structure for Byway
Organization-- |
Hwy 1 along the Big Sur Coast $25,000 |
Carson Pass Scenic Byway Corridor
Management Plan (CMP) |
$162,320 |
| Jacinto Reyes Scenic Byway CMP |
$174,640 |
|
$661,960 Total |
Colorado
| Tourism With Tradition:
Interpreting the |
Cultural Qualities of Colorado Byways $25,100 |
West Elk Loop--Crested Butte to
Carbondale Trail Plan |
$52,000 |
| Frontier Pathways--Goodnight Barn
Pullout/Interpretive Planning |
$16,000 |
Colorado River Headwaters
Interpretive Improvement Plan |
$56,520 |
| State Technical Assistance Program |
$80,000 |
Santa Fe Trail Corridor Management
Plan (CMP) Implementation |
$25,000 |
| Top of the Rockies CMP
Implementation--Coordination |
$25,000 |
Gold Belt Tour CMP
Implementation--Coordinated Marketing |
$25,000 |
Grand Mesa CMP
Implementation--Organizational Goals |
$25,000 |
San Juan Skyway--CMP Implementation |
$25,000 |
| San Juan Skyway--Little Molas Lake
Recreation Complex |
$100,000 |
Grand Mesa--Summit Trailhead
Relocation |
$135,000 |
Peak to Peak Education and Land
Protection Project |
$71,501 |
|
$661,121 Total |
Connecticut
| Merritt Parkway Landscape
Improvements |
$814,400 |
| |
$814,400 Total |
Delaware
| Development of the Delaware State
Scenic |
and Historic Highways Program $92,000 |
| |
$92,000 Total |
Florida
| Implementing a Multimodal Greenway
System |
for the Scenic Byway $330,000 |
| Implementing a Gateway System to
Enhance |
Public Accessibility to Intrinsic Resources $78,000 |
| Re-construction of Melbourne Beach
Historic Pier |
$145,346 |
| |
$553,346 Total |
Illinois
| Byway Coordinator for
Great River Road in Illinois |
$25,000 |
| Illinois Lincoln
Highway--Corridor Management Grant-Year 2 Administration Funds |
$25,000 |
| Meeting of the Great
Rivers Scenic Byway |
$24,999 |
| Illinois National Road
CMP Implementation-- |
Byway Attraction Development $25,000 |
| Ohio River Scenic Route
CMP Implementation--Year 2 |
$25,000 |
| Cumberland County
Covered Bridge Pull-off |
and Interpretive Site $222,482 |
| Illinois Lincoln
Highway Interpretive Plan |
$92,800 |
| Interpretive Center for
the State Pond Recreational Area |
$58,040 |
| Ohio River Scenic Route
Recreational Area |
$374,490 |
| |
$872,811
Total |
Indiana
| Indiana National Road
Administration and Professional Development: Growing the
Organization |
$25,000 |
| Ohio River Scenic Byway
CMP Implementation: |
Administration and Professional Development $25,000 |
| High Street
Revitalization Project, Economic Development and Historic Preservation* |
$375,000 |
|
| $425,000 Total |
Iowa
| Corridor Management |
$25,000 |
| Great River Road
Interpretive Center and |
Network of Interpretive Centers $737,376 |
| Great River Birding
Trail (Iowa Maps) |
$16,000 |
|
| $778,376 Total |
Kansas
| Statewide Scenic Byway
Conference 2002 |
$11,200 |
| Development of Kansas
Scenic Byway Website |
$45,557 |
|
| $56,757 Total |
Kentucky
| Corridor Management
Plan |
$36,000 |
| Interpretation Plans |
$204,800 |
| Marketing Materials and
Assistance |
$120,000 |
| Byways Facilities
Grant |
$524,200 |
|
| $885,000 Total |
Louisiana
| Hurricane Audrey Museum
on the Creole |
Nature Trail National Scenic Byway $180,000 |
| Seed Grant for the
Creole Nature Trail National Scenic Byway |
$15,000 |
| Louisiana Great Gulf
Coast Birding Trail |
$134,400 |
| Toledo Bend Forest
Scenic Byway: |
Scenic Overlook at Clyde's Crossing $5,040 |
| Toledo Bend Forest
Scenic Byway: |
Marketing through Trade Shows and Press Kits $10,320 |
|
| $344,760 Total |
Maine
| Copy of Acadia Byway
CMP Implementation |
$24,000 |
| Old Canada Road CMP
Implementation |
$25,000 |
| Implement Rangeley
Lakes Scenic Byway |
Corridor Management Plan--Year Two $25,000 |
| Schoodic Byway Corridor
Planning and Administration |
$24,000 |
| Old Canada Road Gateway
Turnout Planning, |
Design and Land Aquisition $228,000 |
| State Route 27--Safety
Improvements |
$34,400 |
| Schoodic Byway Gateway
Scenic Turnouts |
$40,800 |
| Electronic Delivery of
Scenic Byway Interpretive Information |
$30,720 |
|
| $431,920 Total |
Maryland
| National Road Corridor
Wide Interpretive Panels |
$301,440 |
| Chesapeake Country
Scenic Byway Interpretive Plan |
$42,960 |
| Chesapeake Country
Water Access Improvements |
$102110 |
| Charles Street CMP |
$80,000 |
| Lower Eastern Shore
Scenic Byways |
$60,000 |
|
| $586,510 Total |
Massachusetts
| Scenic Turnout |
$69,600 |
| Northfield Main Street
Improvement Project |
$81,400 |
| Millers Falls
Streetscape Project |
$349,000 |
| Route 6A--Old King's
Highway |
$500,000 |
|
| $1,000,000 Total |
Michigan
| Leelanau Heritage Route
CMP Implementation |
$44,400 |
| Southeast Michigan's
Main Street Marketing for Woodward Avenue--Phase III Implementation |
$536,000 |
|
| $580,400 Total |
Minnesota
| Edge of the wilderness
Scenic Byway: Seed Grant: 2002 |
$25,000 |
| Seed Funds to Implement
the North Shore CMP-- |
Scenic Byway Component $25,000 |
| Grand Rounds Corridor
Management Plan Administration--Volunteer Manager |
$24,960 |
| CMP
Implementation--Increase Grassroots Support |
$25,000 |
| Integrated Byway
Advertising |
$96,000 |
| Edge of the Wilderness
Scenic Byway: Ling-Greenway Mine Interpretive Site Enhancement |
$40,000 |
| A Grand Journey of
Learning: Historic Figures and Stories of the Grand Rounds |
$24,000 |
| North Shore Scenic
Drive Interpretive Plan (East Segment) |
$72,800 |
| The Great River Birding
Trail |
$25,600 |
| Interpretive Plan for
the Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway |
$52,960 |
| Cass Lake Rest Area
& Interpretive Center--Site Component |
$96,000 |
|
| $507,320 Total |
Mississippi
| Travelers Information
Radio System |
$7,200 |
|
| $7,200 Total |
Missouri
| Clarksville/Louisiana
Natural/Industrial Interpretive Project |
$229,680 |
| Hopkin's Schoolhouse
Renovation |
$216,136 |
| Rt. W/WW Cultural and
Historical Byway |
$28,000 |
| Cliff Drive
Interpretation--Phase II |
$133,485 |
|
| $607,301 Total |
Nebraska
| Nebraska
Byways Facilities/Interpretation |
$220,800 |
| Nebraska
Byways - Marketing/Interpretive |
$85,480 |
| Nebraska
Byways CMP/Byway Marketing |
$141,600 |
|
| $447,880
total |
New Hampshire
| White Mountain Trail
Program Development |
$25,000 |
| Historic Grafton
Country Court House (Alumni Hall) Restoration as Scenic Byway Interpretive
Center |
$152,425 |
| Northern Forest Visitor
and Interpretation Center |
$324,000 |
|
| $501,425 Total |
New Mexico
| Jemez Mountain Trail
Comfort Station |
$23,200 |
| Implementation of the
Jemez Mountain |
Trail Corridor Management Plan $122,900 |
| Turquoise Trail
Interpretive Development Project |
$62,300 |
| Route 66 Scenic Byways
Livable Communities and Transportation |
$200,000 |
|
| $408,400 Total |
New York
| Champion Canal Scenic
Byway--"Old Saratoga" |
Network of Interpretive Parks $115,000 |
| Central Adirondack
Trail Scenic Byway--CMP |
$110,800 |
| Route 90 Scenic
Byway--Scenic Byway |
Information and Interpretation Center $74,500 |
| Black River Trail
Scenic Byway--CMP |
$102,800 |
| Seaway Trail National Scenic
Byway - |
Comprehensive Byways Bicycle Map and Development Plan $118,080 |
|
| $521,180 Total |
North Carolina
| Outdoor Advertising
Sign Purchases - Stage 3 |
$800,000 |
|
| $800,000 Total |
Ohio
| Development and
Implementation of a Statewide Byway Marketing Plan |
$481,000 |
| Interpretive Gazebo
Welcome Centers |
$200,000 |
|
| $681,000 Total |
Oregon
| Honeyman State Park
Connector Trail |
$472,000 |
|
| $472,000 Total |
Pennsylvania
| Kinzua Bridge Access -
SR 3011 |
$507,200 |
|
| $507,200 Total |
Rhode Island
| Development of Corridor
Management Plan for Route 114 (Hope St & Ferry Rd) and High St in
Bristol, RI |
$24,000 |
|
| $24,000 Total |
South Carolina
| Ashley River Road Byway
Administrator (Seed Funding) |
$25,000 |
| Planning for
Restoration of Historic Structure as a Byway Welcome Center |
$15,000 |
| Seed Grant II -
Expansion of "Grass Roots" Organization |
$23,280 |
|
| $63,280 Total |
South Dakota
| Peter Norbeck National
Scenic Byway: Gordon Stockade Restoration and Improvements |
$516,283 |
|
| $516,283 |
Total Utah
| Energy Loop Nat'l
Scenic Byway - |
25K CMP Implementation - Year $25,664 |
| Nebo Loop Nat'l Scenic
Byway - 25K |
CMP Implementation - Year 2 $25,000 |
| Provo Canyon Scenic
Byway - Non-Motorized Trail Extension |
$774,022 |
| Energy Loop Nat'l
Scenic Byway - Interpretive Signage |
$11,120 |
|
| $835,806 Total |
Vermont
| Vergennes Main Street
Byway Recreational |
Access Project - Phase 1 $157,466 |
|
| $157,466 Total |
Washington
| Iron Goat Interpretive
Site |
$646,500 |
| Sweet Creek Falls
Interpretive Trail Project, Phase 1 |
$100,000 |
| coulees and Canyons
Heritage Corridor Great Birding Tour |
$60,000 |
|
| $806,5000 Total |
West Virginia
| Washington Heritage
Trail - Seed Grant for Director's Compensation |
$20,000 |
| Midland Trail $25K CMP
Implementation Seed Grant |
$25,000 |
| Washington Heritage
Trail - Official Map/Guide |
and Training Resource Packet $87,160 |
| West Virginia Byways
and Backways Program (FY 2002) |
$104,080 |
| Promoting Treasures
within the Mountains II |
$19,000 |
| Little Kanawha
Byway/Cedar Creek Road Backway: Brochure and Historic Markers |
$8000 |
| Beverly Byway Center |
$204,000 |
| Cranberry Mountain
Nature Center |
$99,432 |
| Mountain Waters Byway
Project #1 |
$25,570 |
| Copy of Little Kanawha
Byway Rathbone |
Reconstruction Phase II $96,800 |
|
| $692,042 Total |
Wisconsin
| Great River Road
National Scenic |
Byway Learning Center Building $700,800 |
| Great River Birding
Trail (Wisconsin Maps) |
$16,000 |
|
| $716,800 Total |
Wyoming
| Big Spring Scenic
Backway |
$21,880 |
| Shell Falls
Redevelopment Project--Final Design Phase |
$248,448 |
|
| $270,328 Total |
|
*Eligible Pending an approved application