Rockfish valley gateway trail

This federal Project Grant award of $950,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.224 Federal Lands Access Program) is funding a study for the Rockfish Valley Gateway Trail project in Waynesboro, Virginia. The project aims to engineer pedestrian and biking linkages from Sunset Park along Waynesboro's East Main Corridor to the Claudius Crozet Blue Ridge Tunnel, and further to Shenandoah National Park and the Appalachian Trail. The Virginia Department of Transportation is the grant recipient and will be responsible for conducting the study and planning activities. The grant award was made on September 18, 2024 to support transportation infrastructure improvements that enhance access to federal lands in the region.

Project description

Waynesboro: from: sunset park to: claudius crozet bridge tunnel; study for the rockfish gateway trail project, seeking to engineer pedestrian and biking linkages from sunset park along waynesboro's east main corridor to the claudius crozet blue ridge tunnel and then further to shenandoah national park and the appalachian trail.