AMES, Iowa – Nov. 12, 2025 – Today, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved $3,127,377 for nine State Recreational Trails Program projects. The State Recreational Trails Program was created in 1988 with the purpose of developing and maintaining recreational trails and trail-related facilities for both motorized and non-motorized trail users. This funding is available to cities, counties, state agencies, local governments, and nonprofit organizations through an annual application-based program.
The projects and approved funding amounts are listed below.
- Clay County Connection Phase 3 (Dickinson County) : $295,000
- Grant Wood Trail Connection to Cedar Valley Nature Trail
(Cedar Rapids) : $200,000 - Great American Rail Trail: Weston to Underwood (Pottawattamie County Conservation Board) : $500,000
- Great Western Trail Rehabilitation Phase 2 (Warren County Conservation Board) : $543,200
- Heritage Trail Bridge 30 Replacement (Dubuque County Conservation Board) : $170,250
- Neal Smith Trail Reconstruction and Birdland Park Connection
(Des Moines) : $200,000 - Prairie Restoration Trail (Laurens) : $433,927
- Wabash Trace Rapp Park Connector Trail (Page County) : $285,000
- Waukee Regional Trail Connection and Safety Improvements Project (Waukee) : $500,000
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For more information, contact Scott Flagg at 515-239-1252 or scott.flagg@iowadot.us.
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