Shoup BAY trail PH 4

This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) through the Recreational Trails Program (CFDA 20.219), will fund Phase 4 of the Shoup Bay Trail project in Alaska. The $143,951.24 grant, awarded on February 19, 2025, will be used to repair damage, resurface, and improve the first 4,500 feet of the trail. Key activities include re-leveling the initial 2,000 feet, installing 5 new benches, rebuilding and resurfacing 2,500 feet from a new bridge to a meadow, and remediating issues caused by a 2024 rockslide. The grant will also cover removal of roots, leveling, and filling along the trail from the marsh to the Gold Creek Campground. The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities is the grant recipient and will manage the project implementation.

Project description

This project is phase 4 of the shoup BAY trail project and will continue work on repair wear damage in first 2,000 FT W/fresh gravel and RE-level IT from the trailhead to new bridge; install 5 new benches; rebuild and resurface 2,500 FT from new bridge to meadow; RE-mediate problems caused by rockslide in 2024; and include maddock/tool work for removal of roots, leveling, creating 'steps', filling spaces as needed from marsh to gold creek campground.