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(Des Moines, IA) -- Trails in Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, and Waukee are just a few receiving funds from the state for expansions and improvements.
The Iowa Transportation Commission is approving more than $3.1 million for upgrades to nine projects through the State Recreational Trails Program.
The nearly 40 year-old program supports the development and maintenance of recreational trails and related facilities.
Here's a list of the trails being funded:
- Clay County Connection Phase 3 (Dickinson County): $295,000
- Grant Wood Trail Connection to Cedar Valley Nature Trail (Cedar Rapids): $200,000
- Great American Rail Trail: Weston to Underwood (Pottawattamie County Conservation Board): $500,000
- Great Western Trail Rehabilitation Phase 2 (Warren County Conservation Board): $543,200
- Heritage Trail Bridge 30 Replacement (Dubuque County Conservation Board): $170,250
- Neal Smith Trail Reconstruction and Birdland Park Connection (Des Moines): $200,000
- Prairie Restoration Trail (Laurens): $433,927
- Wabash Trace Rapp Park Connector Trail (Page County): $285,000
- Waukee Regional Trail Connection and Safety Improvements Project (Waukee): $500,000
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