Hatfield mccoy IVY branch trail system maintenance

The West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) received a $225,000 formula grant award on July 23, 2025, from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Recreational Trails Program (CFDA 20.219) for the Hatfield McCoy Ivy Branch Trail System Maintenance project. The award supports trail maintenance and construction activities for the Ivy Branch Trail located in Boone, West Virginia. As a designated state agency administering the Recreational Trails Program, WVDOH will utilize these funds to develop, maintain, and rehabilitate recreational trail infrastructure serving both motorized and nonmotorized users within the state.

The project delivers core trail maintenance services and construction improvements consistent with eligible uses under the Recreational Trails Program, which permits funds for maintenance and restoration of existing trails, development of trailside and trailhead facilities, and construction of new trails. WVDOH's activities on this project represent typical state-administered recreational trail investments funded through the program's formula grant mechanism, which allocates a portion of motor fuel excise tax revenues to states for recreational trail development and upkeep across diverse landscape types and user communities.

Project description

Boone, IVY branch trail, trail maintenance, construction