The state’s Office of Outdoor Recreation on Monday announced over $2.6 million in grants from the Recreational Trails Program (RTP) for eight communities across the state.
The RTP program provides federal funding to match local government investments related to trails that include land acquisition, trailhead support facilities, trail construction and rehabilitation and non-routine trail maintenance.
The City of Crossville has received a $392,000 grant for improvements at Meadow Park Lake, Soldier’s Beach Trail, the North Trail, and a new trail. The city will develop a trailhead facility where Soldier’s Trail and North Trail begin with ADA compliant restrooms, an informational kiosk, and support accessories such as bike racks, a drinking/filling fountain, and a dog watering station. ADA compliant parking and crosswalk with pedestrian signalization will be included across the main park entrance road connecting to an existing parking lot.
In Roane County, the Town of Oliver Springs has received a $60,400 parks and recreation grant for an asphalt overlay of the walking trail at Arrowhead Park, as well as drainage upgrades, will keep the trail usable and safe.