Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) revealed a $22 million grant to the National Forest Service (NPS) to “improve and rebuild a sector of the Norris to Golden Gate street in Yellowstone National Park.”
Golden Gate Canyon is in the northwestern section of Wyoming’s Yellowstone National forest. Constructing a bridge through this canyon was among the most expensive tasks the original builders dealt with in the park. It’s ready for an upgrade, which will benefit the parks’ countless visitors each year.
NPS calls the “remarkably difficult and tough” road “a critical transportation link to Yellowstone’s significant destinations.”
The freshly moneyed Yellowstone National forest project will:
- Improve safety and pedestrian access
- Minimize rockfall hazards
- Upgrade vehicle pullouts and parking areas
- Add brand-new pedestrian facilities to separate individuals from traffic
NPS hopes the enhancements to this crucial roadway will support tourism and enable a much better visitor experience.
“Good transportation elements are crucial to experiencing the outdoors at Yellowstone National Park,” said U.S. Transport Secretary Pete Buttigieg in the press release. “The grant for the National forest Service will make travel there easier for travelers, residents, workers and regional businesses.”
Extra Projects
Yellowstone’s project is one of five getting financing under FHWA’s Nationally Substantial Federal Lands and Tribal Transport Projects Program.
Other jobs include roadway and highway improvements in Alabama and North Carolina and building and construction of multi-use routes in Oregon and Illinois.
NPS received a $22 million grant to modernize and rebuild a crucial road in Yellowstone National forest.