Cooperative Agreement L15AC00278

The Illinois Department of Transportation was awarded $250,000 under the Recreational Trails Program (CFDA 20.219) on March 23, 2023 by the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. The funding will support completion of Phase 3 of the Giant City - Post Oak Trail Rehabilitation project at Giant City State Park in Illinois. Phase 3 involves replacing three remaining wood deck structures and one viewing deck along the approximately one-third mile accessible hiking trail. The...

The Illinois Department of Transportation received a $233,898 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration on February 7, 2022 under the Recreational Trails Program. The grant will support improvements to the Lowell Parkway Trail in Illinois, including installing educational platforms, safety features like lighting and emergency call boxes, wayfinding signage, and a viewing platform overlooking the Rock River. It will also rehabilitate a frequently flooded section of the trail....

The Missouri Department of Transportation was awarded $295,115.36 on September 6, 2022 from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Recreational Trails Program (CFDA 20.219). The funding will support resurfacing and rehabilitation of two sections of the paved Babler Bicycle Trail in St. Louis County and Wildwood totaling approximately 7,125 feet. Work will include a 2.5-inch asphalt overlay, widening the trail to 10 feet where feasible, replacing three culverts,...

The Illinois Department of Transportation will receive $300,000 from the Federal Highway Administration under the Recreational Trails Program (CFDA 20.219) to rehabilitate the Round Bluff Trail within Ferne Clyffe State Park. Work will include replacing three long wooden staircases with new constructions, installing a new railing and decking on one short bridge, building additional steps in an extremely steep area, and installing new timber water bars or rolling grade dips along the one-mile...

The Illinois Department of Transportation was awarded $250,000 on February 7, 2022 from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Recreational Trails Program (CFDA 20.219). The funding will support the installation of a new 0.5 mile asphalt path and a 60-foot bridge over Outfall Creek, connecting both sides of Lake Jacksonville in Illinois. This project expands an existing 2.0 mile asphalt path around the north side of the lake that the City has already completed....

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) received a $500,000 Formula Grant from the Federal Highway Administration under the Recreational Trails Program (CFDA 20.219) on January 3, 2024. The grant funds the development of a new 3,450 linear foot bike path trail through Hawthorne Hill Woods, an existing 71-acre park district-owned woodland property in Illinois. The project consists of 595 linear feet of asphalt trail transitions connecting to existing bike trails, and 2,855 linear feet of...

The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded $400,000 under the Recreational Trails Program (CFDA 20.219) on May 18, 2022 to the Illinois Department of Transportation to construct a 0.46-mile asphalt trail along the Little Calumet River in Calumet City, Illinois. The new recreational trail will be 10 feet wide and connect regional trails to a planned riverwalk park, encouraging non-motorized transportation and recreation. As the state recipient, the Illinois Department...

The Illinois Department of Transportation received a $299,788 Formula Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration on September 26, 2022 under the Recreational Trails Program. The funding will support engineering services to develop plans to replace two bridges and a stairway on trails at Weldon Springs State Park. It will also cover all construction engineering, materials, and labor costs to remove and replace Bridges 1 and 4 and a stairway. The project...

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) received a $1,926,600 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.219 Recreational Trails Program) on September 25, 2023. The grant will fund the construction of approximately 3.5 miles of an 8-foot wide crushed stone looped trail in the Three Oaks Recreation Area. This trail will connect to the existing 26-mile Prairie Trail, providing users access to neighboring cities such as Algonquin and Richmond. Additionally, the...

This $200,000 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.219 Recreational Trails Program) provides funding for engineering services to prepare plans to replace two bridges and a stairway, as well as all construction engineering, materials, and labor necessary to remove and replace those infrastructure elements at Weldon Springs State Park in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is the direct grant recipient, and this project is part of IDOT's...