Secretary Salazar Announces ARRA Project Funding For The Parkway
April 22nd, 2009
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Secretary Salazar announced today $14,586,000 for Parkway funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. These funds will help address the more than $200 million in maintenance backlog for the Blue Ridge Parkway; however, none of these funds are earmarked for operations where 71 positions still remain vacant.
A summary of Blue Ridge Parkway are listed below:
- Reconstruct Historic Stone Guardwalls
- Rehabilitate Peaks of Otter Dam
- Remove Hazardous Trees and Encroaching Vegetation Along the Parkway Corridor
- Remove Vegetation on Bridge Abutments to Increase Driver Safety
- Repair Trails Parkwide
- Replace Mt. Pisgah Wastewater Treatment System (Filter bid option)
- Control Invasive Plants with Student Conservation Corp Team
- Design and Install a Fire Suppression System in Pisgah Lodge
- Grade and Resurface Historic Carriage Trails on Moses Cone Estate
- Rehabilitate White Rock Falls Trail Head and Visitor Center Parking Area
- Repair Historic Buck Spring Tunnel
- Repair Historic Stone Walls on Moses Cone Estate
- Repave Linville Falls Picnic Area, Balsam Gap and LinvilleFalls Maintenance Areas
- Resurface Deteriorated Maintenance Parking Area – Oteen
TOTAL $14,586,000
A complete inventory of the $750 million appropriated for all parks can be found here …
