Motorized trail system - project C: uwharrie NF access roads and off-highway vehicle maintenance

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) received a $125,000 Formula Grant award dated September 5, 2025, under the Recreational Trails Program (CFDA 20.219), administered by the Federal Highway Administration. The award funds routine maintenance and improvement work on the Badin Lake Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Trail Complex within the Uwharrie National Forest. Specifically, the project encompasses maintenance of 21 miles of access roads, including regrading, re-contouring, re-surfacing, ditch pulling, and culvert cleaning and maintenance. Additionally, the grant supports re-surfacing and re-grading of six OHV trailheads serving the complex.

The project is classified as routine maintenance requiring no public comments and is scheduled for completion by August 21, 2030. Funding supports essential trail infrastructure preservation to maintain access and safety for motorized recreational trail users in North Carolina, consistent with the Recreational Trails Program's authorized uses for maintenance and restoration of existing trails and development of trailhead facilities.

Project description

The uwharrie national forest is proposing to do maintenance on the access roads and on the 6 trailheads as part of the badin lake off-highway vehicle (OHV) trail complex. We are proposing to do routine maintenance on 21 miles of access roads to include regrading, RE-contouring, RE-surfacing and ditch pulling and maintenance and cleaning out existing culverts (bright green routes on the attached maps). Additionally, we are proposing RE-surfacing and RE-grading the 6 OHV trailheads. This is routine maintenance so no public comments were sought.