H & BT trail final phase 6

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) $504,924 in Highway Planning and Construction funding (CFDA 20.205) on May 7, 2025, to construct the H & BT Trail Final Phase 6 project in Broad Top Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. The award supports the construction of a one-mile recreational trail segment extending north from the "Red Cut" location along the H & BT Rail Trail to the township line, featuring a 50-foot-wide right-of-way with a 10-foot-wide trail base. The project will establish a connection to Warriors Path State Park in Saxton, Pennsylvania, enhancing multimodal active transportation infrastructure in the region.

This formula grant allocation reflects the Highway Planning and Construction program's broad eligibility for transportation alternatives and recreational trails projects under the Federal-aid Highway Program authorized by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. PennDOT, as the state transportation authority, selected and administers the project in accordance with state and local priorities within the formula funding allocation to Pennsylvania, with execution subject to FHWA division office approval and compliance with applicable environmental and design standards.

Project description

From 'red cut' continuing north to the township line broad top township bedford county construction of trail one-mile in length, 50 feet wide with a 10-foot-wide trail base from H & BT rail trail at 'red cut' and continuing north to the township line, and creating a tie-in to warriors path state park in saxton, PA located in broad top township, bedford county