The Federal Highway Administration has announced awards under the National Scenic Byways Program for fiscal year 2011 as authorized in Section 1101(a)(12) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy For Users (SAFETEA-LU). See the official FHWA press release.
The 123 projects in 40 States that have been selected and the amounts funded for each project are as follows:
Funded Projects
| State/Indian Tribe | Project Name | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | Haines Highway (AK): Acquisition of Picture Point Scenic Wayside | $495,840 |
| Alaska | Haines Highway National Scenic Byway (AK): Master Interpretive Plan | $40,000 |
| Arizona | Historic Route 66 (AZ): Winslow Historic Route 66 Plaza | $488,285 |
| California | Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, CA: Rest and Interpretation Area | $216,144 |
| California | Route 1 San Luis Obispo North Coast Bway, CA: Chorro Valley Non-motorized Trail Study | $47,000 |
| California | Route 1 San Luis Obispo North Coast Scenic Byway: Coastal Access Path in San Simeon | $36,800 |
| California - Yurok Tribe of the Yurok Reservation, California | Developing the Yurok Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan | $119,211 |
| California - Yurok Tribe of the Yurok Reservation, California | Yurok Scenic Byways Visitor Center | $960,000 |
| Colorado | Securing Colorado Byways Through Strategic Planning and Resource Protection | $1,734,341 |
| Colorado | Pawnee Pioneer Trails (CO): Pawnee Buttes Trailhead Visitor Amenities | $148,000 |
| Colorado | Silver Thread Scenic Byway (CO): Turnouts and Site Interpretation | $49,760 |
| Colorado | Santa Fe Trail Byway: Signs and Interpretation | $60,000 |
| Colorado | Bicycle Racks along the Lariat Loop National Scenic Byway (CO) | $25,200 |
| Colorado | Grand Mesa Byway (CO): County Line Trailhead | $186,500 |
| Delaware | Lewes Byway, DE: Corridor Management Plan | $99,312 |
| Delaware | Delaware Byways Wayfinding Signs and Context Sensitive Solutions Study | $271,400 |
| Delaware | Brandywine Valley National Scenic Byway (DE): Home Town Overlay Plan | $92,339 |
| Florida | Green Mountain Scenic Byway (FL): Lake Apopka North Shore Overlook and Trailhead | $681,855 |
| Florida | Big Bend Scenic Byway (FL): Interpretive and Wayshowing Signs | $707,420 |
| Florida | Old Florida Heritage Highway (FL): Paynes Prairie Preserve Visitor Center Phase 3 | $400,000 |
| Idaho | Sawtooth, Salmon River, and Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway Interpretive Signs | $65,100 |
| Idaho | Payette River Scenic Byway (ID): Corridor Management Plan Update | $17,700 |
| Idaho | Thousand Springs Scenic Byway (ID): Interpretative and Directional Signage Project | $28,623 |
| Idaho | International Selkirk Loop (ID): Sandpoint Byway Rest Area | $220,709 |
| Illinois | Great River Road (IL): Nature Trail with Observation Platform in Nauvoo | $185,336 |
| Illinois | Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Byway (IL): Confluence Tower Plaza Enhancement | $180,800 |
| Illinois | Historic Route 66 (IL): Interpretive Signs | $110,625 |
| Illinois | Illinois River Road (IL): CMP Revision to Include Livability and Greatest Strategic Benefit Criteria | $78,520 |
| Indiana | Whitewater Canal Scenic Byway, IN: Corridor Management Plan | $50,500 |
| Indiana | River Road Scenic Byway, IN: Corridor Management Plan | $50,367 |
| Iowa | Great River Road, IA:Rest Area at Louisa Interpretive Center site | $160,000 |
| Iowa | Great River Road, IA: Leopold Property Acquisition | $365,000 |
| Iowa | Great River Road, IA: Bee Branch Creek Mississippi River Trail | $1,000,000 |
| Kansas | Native Stone Scenic Byway (KS): Interpretive Kiosks | $12,000 |
| Louisiana | Great River Road (LA): Wayfinding Signage | $49,600 |
| Maine | Bold Coast Scenic Byway (ME): Development of a Corridor Management Plan | $80,000 |
| Maine | Acadia Byway Signs | $25,200 |
| Maine | St. John Valley Cultural Byway (ME): Interpretive Signs | $84,000 |
| Maine | Schoodic National Scenic Byway (ME): Visitor Wayfinding Signs and Interpretation | $17,600 |
| Maryland | Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway (MD): Michener's Chesapeake Country Interpretive Plan | $55,000 |
| Maryland | Historic National Road (MD): Scarpelli Property Conservation Easement | $485,121 |
| Maryland | Baltimore's Historic Charles Street (MD): Context-Sensitive Design and Management Guidelines | $75,000 |
| Maryland | Historic Charles Street (MD): Historic Charles Street National Scenic Byway Visitor Map | $42,400 |
| Massachusetts | Connecticut River Byway (MA): Corridor Management Plan Update | $130,345 |
| Massachusetts | Essex Coastal Scenic Byway Wayfinding Signage System | $220,000 |
| Massachusetts | Connecticut River Byway: Design and Planning for Trails, Access, and Interpretation | $162,690 |
| Massachusetts | Jacob's Ladder Trail (MA): Lee Bikeway Phase II Project | $293,200 |
| Massachusetts | Jacob's Ladder Trail (MA): Blanche Barlow Acres/Goose Pond Recreational Access Project | $136,080 |
| Michigan | Copper Country Trail (MI): Trails, Rest Area, and Signage | $192,656 |
| Michigan | Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail | $328,000 |
| Michigan | Iron County Heritage Trail (MI): Non-Motorized Pathway - Phase 1 | $995,600 |
| Michigan | Copper Country Trail (MI): Historic Resource Preservation Plan: Phase III | $60,970 |
| Michigan | Woodward Avenue (MI): Corridor Management Plan "Complete Street" Update | $752,880 |
| Minnesota | Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway (MN): Preston Overlook Restoration Project | $787,516 |
| Minnesota | North Shore Scenic Drive (MN): ADA Planning | $50,000 |
| Minnesota | Skyline Parkway State Scenic Byway (MN): Historic Stewart Creek Bridge Rehabilitation | $800,000 |
| Minnesota | Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway (MN): Corridor Management Plan Update | $119,712 |
| Minnesota | Minnesota Great River Road (MN): Corridor Management Plan & Implementation | $560,000 |
| Mississippi | Beach Boulevard & Byways to Space Byways, MS: Interpretive Projects | $96,900 |
| Mississippi | Great River Road, MS: Natchez Bridge of Sighs Mississippi River Overlook | $100,000 |
| Missouri | Cliff Drive Scenic Byway - Overlooks, Trails, and Bike Routes | $641,990 |
| Nebraska | Sandhills Journey (NE): Scenic Byway Signage and Interpretive Plan | $56,000 |
| Nevada | Eastshore Drive National Scenic Byway, NV: Stateline to Stateline Bikeway - North Demonstration | $2,000,000 |
| Nevada | Mt. Rose Scenic Byway, NV: Corridor Management Plan | $43,797 |
| Nevada | Washoe Valley Scenic Byway, NV: Corridor Management Plan | $33,320 |
| New Hampshire | Lakes Region Tour Scenic Byway (NH): Corridor Management Plan | $27,878 |
| New Hampshire | Mount Washington Scenic Overlook | $1,140,150 |
| New Jersey | Interpretive Signs at Lookouts along the Palisades Interstate Parkway (NJ) | $40,200 |
| New Mexico | Billy the Kid Trail (NM): Fort Stanton Signage Project | $53,000 |
| New Mexico | Trail of the Ancients (NM): Gateway Interpretive Kiosks | $15,000 |
| New York | Mohawk Towpath Byway (NY): Interpretive Signs | $38,150 |
| New York | Olympic Byway (NY): Lake Placid Multimodal Path | $1,208,708 |
| New York | Route 20 Scenic Byway (NY): Enhancing Byway Traveler Access and Safety at Brookwood Point | $188,175 |
| North Carolina | Blue Ridge Parkway (NC): Inventory and Assessment of Historic Structures, Bridges, and Tunnels | $240,000 |
| North Carolina | Outer Banks National Scenic Byway (NC): Wayshowing and Visitor Orientation Signs | $201,120 |
| Ohio | Historic National Road (OH): Mile Marker Restoration/Replacement Project | $36,000 |
| Ohio | Heritage Corridors of Bath (OH): Ghent Historic District Wayside | $251,556 |
| Ohio | Ohio & Erie Canalway - Cascade Locks Resource Protection | $240,000 |
| Oklahoma | Rising Waters Ancient Mountains Scenic Byway, OK: Signage | $31,040 |
| Oregon | Cascade Lakes National Scenic Byway, OR: Welcome Station,Construction | $1,039,040 |
| Oregon | Pacific Coast Scenic Byway, OR: Signage and Trail Construction | $412,930 |
| Oregon | Historic Columbia River Highway, OR: Eastern Segment Gateway Signs and Rest Area | $72,000 |
| Pennsylvania | Journey through Hallowed Ground Byway, PA: Seminary Ridge Trail | $960,000 |
| Pennsylvania | Historic National Road / Laurel Highlands Byways, PA: Tourism Bus Study | $72,000 |
| Pennsylvania | Great Lakes Seaway Trail Scenic Byway, PA: Conservation Easement | $460,000 |
| Pennsylvania | Great Lakes Seaway Trail Scenic Byway, PA: Teker Wayside | $156,100 |
| Pennsylvania | Great Lakes Seaway Trail Scenic Byway, PA: Taylor Conservation Easement | $434,000 |
| South Carolina | Western York County Scenic Byway SC: Corridor Managment Plan Update | $40,922 |
| South Carolina | Cherokee Foothills National Scenic Byway, SC: Scenic Protection Project | $1,483,802 |
| South Carolina | Edisto Island National Scenic Byway, SC, Bike Lane Widening Project | $635,500 |
| South Carolina | Edisto Island National Scenic Byway, SC 174, SC: Byway Turnouts and Recreational Access | $269,280 |
| South Dakota | Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway (SD): Bridal Veil Falls Overlook | $159,610 |
| Tennessee | Tennessee River Trail Scenic Byway: Gateway Development Feasibility Study | $300,000 |
| Tennessee | Newfound Gap Road (TN): Development of a Corridor Management Plan | $80,000 |
| Tennessee | Cherohala Skyway (TN): Interpretive Signs and Markers, and Rest Area Shelter | $19,880 |
| Utah | Lions Park Scenic Byways Rest Area (UT) | $963,673 |
| Utah | Scenic Byway 12 (UT): Byway Wayside Improvements | $480,000 |
| Utah | Nebo Loop (UT): Corridor Management Plan Update | $103,999 |
| Vermont | Green Mountain Byway, VT: Interpretive Signs and Information | $41,625 |
| Vermont | Connecticut River Byway, VT: St. Johnsbury Waypoint Center Access Improvements | $352,000 |
| Vermont | Lake Champlain Byways, VT: Bicycle Rest Areas - Phase 2 | $52,800 |
| Virginia | Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Scenic Byway (VA): Wayfinding Signage | $1,302,500 |
| Washington | Burlington Byways Intersection (WA): I-5 Gages Slough Non-motorized Crossing | $1,040,000 |
| Washington | Bridging Byway Communities (WA) over the Bridge of the Gods, Phase I- Stevenson to Bridge | $504,800 |
| Washington | Cascade Loop/Whidbey Island SB (WA): SR 20, Race Road to Jacob’s Road Corridor Improvements | $1,800,800 |
| Washington | North Cascades Scenic Highway (WA): Mazama Viewshed Protection (Phase 3) | $339,508 |
| Washington | San Juan Islands (WA): Scenic Byway Shuttle Pilot Project | $171,680 |
| Washington | Columbia River Gorge Scenic Byway (WA): SR 14 Trailhead Access | $193,000 |
| Washington | Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway (WA): Elwha River Interpretive Gateway and Signs | $208,080 |
| Washington | Fire and Ice Scenic Loop (WA): Corridor Management Planning | $199,200 |
| Washington | Mt. Rainier Gateway Scenic Byway (WA): Corridor Management Plan | $68,000 |
| Washington - Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel Reservation, Washington | Kalispel Cultural Rest Area | $714,466 |
| Washington - Skokomish Indian Tribe of the Skokomish Reservation, Washington | Pacific Coast Scenic Byway (WA) Safety Improvements | $229,920 |
| Washington - Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation, Washington | Cape Flattery Tribal Scenic Byway (WA): Development and Installation of Interpretive Signs | $81,199 |
| West Virginia | Coal Heritage Trail (WV): Interpretive Waysides | $49,600 |
| West Virginia | Midland Trail (WV): Corridor Management Plan Update | $211,034 |
| West Virginia | Lower Greenbrier River Byway (WV): Interpretation Signs for the Byway & John Henry Historical Park | $12,080 |
| West Virginia | Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike (WV): Turnouts and Wayfinding | $80,000 |
| Wisconsin | Door County Coastal Byway, WI: Enhancement for Public Access to Lake Michigan | $216,800 |
| Wisconsin | Great River Road Byway, WI: Upper Mississippi River Sand Prairie Trails | $189,500 |
| Wisconsin | Door County Coastal Byway, WI: Interpretive Plan and Signs | $138,200 |
| Wyoming | Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway: Jackson Livability Enhancements to Improve Safety and Mobility | $1,253,575 |
| Wyoming | Bighorn Mountains Scenic Byways (WY): Development of Three Corridor Management Plans | $117,000 |
Notification Memo
TO THE ATTENTION OF: Financial Managers and National Scenic Byways Program (NSBP), Transportation, Community, and System Preservation Program (TCSP), and Delta Region Transportation Development Program (DRTDP) Division Contacts
The purpose of this E-mail is to announce the availability of funding allocations for FY 2011 National Scenic Byways Program (NSBP), Transportation, Community, and System Preservation Program (TCSP), and Delta Region Transportation Development Program (DRTDP) awards. For projects that can be obligated by September 26, 2011, requests for allocation of funding must be made by August 24, 2011.
Today, the Secretary announced FY 2011 discretionary grant awards (see: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pressroom/fhwa1137.htm). Awards for NSBP, TCSP, and DRTDP are included in this announcement. These three programs are managed by the Office of Human Environment. We have also attached the awarded projects for each of these three programs, along with the awarded amount and suggested project number.
FY 2011 NSBP, TCSP, and DRTDP awards are subject to the obligation limitation and August redistribution. As such, next week we must release the associated FY 2011 obligation limitation for awards that will not be obligated by September 26, 2011. Therefore, we request that you submit any allocation requests for FY 2011 NSBP, TCSP, and DRTDP funding by August 24, 2011. Any allocated funding must be obligated by September 26.
If you have any questions regarding this announcement or wish to notify us of projects that are ready for obligation, please contact Wesley Blount at (202) 366-0799 or wesley.blount@dot.gov or Gary Jensen at (202) 366-2048 or gary.jensen@dot.gov.
Lucy Garliauskas, Director
Office Of Human Environment
Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Room E74-310
Washington, DC 20590
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