June 2, 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, June 2, 2004
Contact: Lori Irving, 202-366-0660
FHWA 7-04

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $15 Million in Grants for 104 Scenic Byways Projects

U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today announced grants totaling more than $15 million for 104 projects in 37 states that are part of the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) National Scenic Byways Program.

“The only way to visit many of our nation’s treasures is to travel on a scenic byway,” said Mineta. “Investing in these roads is the best way to bring travel and tourism dollars to many of America’s small towns.”

The National Scenic Byway Program recognizes roadways around the nation based on their archaeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational or scenic qualities. The grants will help fund such projects as scenic overlooks, visitor information centers, educational and promotional materials, pedestrian trails, bike paths and safety improvements.

“Our nation’s scenic byways provide a vital link between countless travelers and America’s small towns and rural areas, supporting hundreds of ‘mom and pop’ shops along the way,” said FHWA Administrator Mary E. Peters. “The Bush administration is committed to helping local communities support, improve and promote these important resources.”

Currently, the America’s Byways system includes 96 roads in 39 states. Studies suggest that byway designations increase the number of visitors to rural communities by up to 20 percent, resulting in substantial numbers of jobs nationwide. Those same studies have found that the typical byway visitor spends between $100 and $200 per trip.

More information about the National Scenic Byways Program is available online at www.bywaysonline.org or by calling toll-free, 1-800-4-BYWAYS (1-800-429-9297).

The attached table lists fiscal year 2004 National Scenic Byways Program grants.

National Scenic Byways Grants for 2004

	State - Project Name		Amount
	Alaska
		Alaska’s Marine Highway - Corridor Management Plan	$25,000
		Glenn Highway - Corridor Management Plan Implementation	$24,999
		Seward Highway - Corridor Management Plan Implementation	$24,999
	Total for Alaska (3 projects)		$74,998

	Arizona
		Arizona Intelligent Transportation System Demonstration Project - Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway	$191,500
	Total for Arizona (1 project)		$191,500

	Arkansas
		Corridor Management Plan Implementation - Great River Road	$25,000
		Corridor Management Plan Implementation - Crowley’s Ridge	$25,000
		Arkansas Statewide Byways Brochure	$38,400
		Great River Road National Scenic Byway Signing	$5,000
	Total for Arkansas (4 projects)		$93,400

	California
		Route 1, Big Sur Coast Highway - Corridor Management Plan Implementation, Year 2	$24,600
		Route 110, Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Corridor Management Plan Implementation, Year 1	$25,000
		Volcanic Legacy Byway - Corridor Management Plan Implementation, Year 2	$25,000
	Total for California (3 projects)		$74,600

	Colorado
		Colorado Lariat Loop Corridor Management Planning and Improvement	$100,000
	Total for Colorado (1 project)		$100,000

	Florida
		Florida Implementing a Multimodal Greenway System for A1A Scenic & Historic Coastal Highway, Phase II	$644,812
		A1A Scenic and Historic Coastal Highway - Enhance Public Accessibility to Intrinsic Resources, Phase II	$214,937
		A1A Scenic and Historic Coastal Highway - Corridor Management Plan Implementation, Financial Independence	$25,000
	Total for Florida (3 projects)		$884,749

	Idaho
		Pioneer Historic Byway Sign Plan Implementation	$99,410
		Payette River Scenic Byway - Corridor Management Plan Implementation	$24,852
		Northwest Passage - Corridor Management Plan Implementation, Phase 2	$24,852
		Implementation of Corridor Management Plan - Pend Oreille Scenic Byway	$24,852
	Total for Idaho (4 projects)		$173,966

	Illinois
		Corridor Management Plan Implementation - Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route	$25,000
		Implementation of Corridor Management Plan - Ohio River Scenic Byway	$25,000
		Corridor Management Plan Implementation - Historic National Road	$25,000
		Corridor Management Plan Implementation - Great River Road	$25,000
		Corridor Management Plan Implementation - Lincoln Highway	$25,000
	Total for Illinois (5 projects)		$125,000

	Indiana
		Indiana Historic National Road Management and Development: Building a Sustainable Organization	$25,000
		Implementation of Corridor Management Plan: Marketing/Public Awareness & Professional Development - Ohio River Scenic Byway	$25,000
		Historic National Road Twigg Rest Area - Site Completion	$192,654
	Total for Indiana (3 projects)		$242,654

	Iowa
		Corridor Management Plan Implementation - Loess Hills Scenic	$25,000
		Corridor Management Plan Implementation - Great River Road	$25,000
	Total for Iowa (2 projects)		$50,000

	Kentucky
		Kentucky Interpretive Information Development - For 40 southeast Kentucky counties	$99,411
		Marketing - Three National and one State Scenic Byway in southeast Kentucky	$820,133
		Implementation of Corridor Management Plan - Wilderness Road Heritage Highway	$24,852
		Implementation of Corridor Management Plan - Red River Gorge Scenic Byway	$24,852
		Implementation of Corridor Management Plan - Country Music Highway	$24,852
	Total for Kentucky (5 projects)		$994,100

	Louisiana
		Corridor Management Plan Implementation - Creole Nature Trail	$25,000
		Installation of Byway Logo Signs - Northwest Louisiana Scenic	$17,200
	Total for Louisiana (2 projects)		$42,200

	Maine
		Corridor Management Plan Implementation - Old Canada Road	$24,000
		Corridor Management Plan Implementation - Rangeley Lakes Scenic Byway	$25,000
		Corridor Management Plan Implementation - Schoodic Scenic	$25,000
	Total for Maine (3 projects)		$74,000

	Maryland
		Chesapeake Country - Corridor Management Plan Implementation, Year 1	$25,000
		Historic National Road - Corridor Management Plan Implementation, Year 2	$25,000
	Total for Maryland (2 projects)		$50,000

	Massachusetts
		Massachusetts Old King’s Highway/Route 6A Improvements	$795,280
	Total for Massachusetts (1 project)		$795,280

	Michigan
		Michigan Woodward Ave/M-1 - Developing the Byway Story	$437,404
	Total for Michigan (1 project)		$437,404

	Minnesota
		Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway - Corridor Management Plan Implementation, Phase 2	$25,000
		North Shore Scenic Drive - Corridor Management Plan Implementation, Phase 4	$25,000
		Edge of the Wilderness Scenic Byway - Corridor Management Plan Implementation, 2004	$25,000
		Great River Road - Corridor Management Plan Implementation, Increase Grassroots Support, Phase 4	$25,000
		Grand Rounds Scenic Byway - Corridor Management Plan Implementation Phase 4	$24,960
	Total for Minnesota (5 projects)		$124,960

	Missouri
		Clarksville Refuge Interpretive Site - Little Dixie Highway	$52,000
		Little Dixie Highway - Corridor Management Plan Implementation, Year 2	$16,800
		Georgia Street Historic District Interpretive Site - Little Dixie Highway	$79,930
	Total for Missouri (3 projects)		$148,730

	Montana
		Beartooth Highway - Corridor Management Plan Implementation, Phase 1 (MT and WY)	$25,000
	Total for Montana (1 project)		$25,000

	Nebraska
		Corridor Management Plan - Lincoln Highway Nebraska Byway	$26,000
	Total for Nebraska (1 project)		$26,000

	Nevada
		Most Beautiful Drive in America Brochure - Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive	$28,400
	Total for Nevada (1 project)		$28,400

	New Hampshire
		White Mountain Trail Business Development Plan: Corridor Management Plan Implementation, Year 2	$25,000
	Total for New Hampshire (1 project)		$25,000

	New Mexico
		Smokey Bear Historical Park Restrooms - Billy the Kid Trail	$34,400
		Smokey Bear Historical Park Interpretive Signs - Billy the Kid Trail	$5,040
		Jemez Mountain Trail Historic Roadside Information Project - Jemez Mountain Trail	$12,721
		City of Espanola El Camino Real Scenic Byway Alignment	$59,646
	Total for New Mexico (4 projects)		$111,807

	New York
		Adirondack North Country Byways: Regional Marketing	$442,000
		Lakes to Locks Passage: Elizabethtown Waypoint Visitor Center	$221,407
		Adirondack North Country Byways: Invasive Plants	$99,925
		Upper Delaware Byway: Marketing	$49,000
		Lakes to Locks Passage: Develop Sustainable Partnerships - Corridor Management Plan Implementation	$25,000
		Mohawk Towpath Byway: Interpretive Signage	$11,500
		Mohawk Towpath Byway: Byway Guide Book	$12,500
		Lakes to Locks Passage: Chesterfield Tourist Interpretive Center	$280,700
		Seaway Trail: Byway Traveler Information System	$139,440
		Cayuga Lake Byway: Web Design and Marketing	$12,000
		Lakes to Locks Passage: Champlain Pedestrian and Bike Trail Design	$49,680
		Southern Adirondack Trail: Tourist Interpretation Center	$95,000
		Southern Adirondack Trail: Greenway Reconnaissance	$3,200
		Seaway Trail: Byway Interpretive Signage	$103,320
		Seaway Trail: Byway Conservation Planning	$108,040
		Seaway Trail: Byway Market Targeting and Communication Plan	$50,188
		Seaway Trail: Travel Trade Partnerships	$100,300
		Seaway Trail - Corridor Management Plan Implementation, Sustainability	$25,000
		Lakes to Locks Passage: Slate Valley Waypoint Interpretive Center	$160,000
	Total for New York (19 projects)		$1,988,200

	North Dakota
		North Dakota Implementation of Corridor Management Plan - Sheyenne River Valley Scenic Byway	$25,000
	Total for North Dakota (1 project)		$25,000

	Ohio
		Ohio River Scenic Byway - Corridor Management Plan	$25,000
		CanalWay Ohio Scenic Byway - Corridor Management Plan Implementation	$25,000
		Historic National Road - Corridor Management Plan Implementation	$25,000
		Amish Country Byway - Corridor Management Plan Implementation	$25,000
	Total for Ohio (4 projects)		$100,000

	Oklahoma
		Talimena Scenic Drive Vistas-Interpretive Information Replacement & Signage	$28,960
	Total for Oklahoma (1 project)		$28,960

	Oregon
		West Cascades Scenic Byway - Entry Portal Orientation Panels & Byway Interpretation at Estacada, Detroit and Westfir	$73,600
	Total for Oregon (1 project)		$73,600

	Pennsylvania
		Historic National Road - Implementation of a Comprehensive Marketing Plan	$25,000
	Total for Pennsylvania (1 project)		$25,000

	Rhode Island
		Post Road (Route 1) - Corridor Management Plan	$65,360
	Total for Rhode Island (1 project)		$65,360

	South Carolina
		US 78 Bamberg Scenic Highway Project	$3,976,400
	Total for South Carolina (1 project)		$3,976,400

	South Dakota
		Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway - Fuels Management and Scenery Enhancement	$107,000
		Cheyenne River - Native American Scenic Byway - Interpretive	$60,000
	Total for South Dakota (2 projects)		$167,000

	Tennessee
		Implementation of Corridor Management Plan - Cherohala Skyway	$25,000
	Total for Tennessee (1 project)		$25,000

	Utah
		Implementation of Corridor Management Plan - Logan Canyon Scenic Byway	$25,000
		Implementation of Corridor Management Plan - Scenic Highway 12	$25,000
		Implementation of Corridor Management Plan - Nebo Loop Scenic Byway	$24,056
		Implementation of Corridor Management Plan - The Energy Loop	$22,464
		Implementation of Corridor Management Plan - Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway	$25,000
		Implementation of Corridor Management Plan - Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway (UT and CO)	$25,000
	Total for Utah (6 projects)		$146,520

	Virginia
		Amherst County Greenway	$994,100
		Mason Creek Greenway	$994,100
	Total for Virginia (2 projects)		$1,988,200

	Washington
		Snoqualmie Point View Park, Washington - Mountains to Sound Greenway-I-90	$596,460
		SR 410 Welcome Center - Chinook Scenic Byway	$1,277,419
	Total for Washington (2 projects)		$1,873,879

	West Virginia
		Implementation of Corridor Management Plan - Washington Heritage Trail	$20,000
		Implementation of Corridor Management Plan - Midland Trail	$25,000
		Corridor Management Plan Implementation - Historic National Road	$22,884
	Total for West Virginia (3 projects)		$67,884
		Grand Total:	$15,444,751
		Total Projects Funded:	104

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