A Kansas Department of Transportation administered grant will pump another $3.8 million into an ongoing construction project on the Flint Hills Nature Trail.
KDOT announced Friday afternoon that the trail, a portion of which crosses Osage County east to west, was among 25 transportation initiatives that have been selected for funding through the federal Transportation Alternatives Program.
Eligible projects include facilities for pedestrians and bicycles, scenic or historical highway programs, landscaping and scenic beautification, historic preservation of transportation facilities, conversion of abandoned railway corridors to trails, control or removal of outdoor advertising, archaeological planning and research related to transportation, and the Safe Routes to School program.
The federal request for the Flint Hills Nature Trail project is $3,046,463, KDWPT’s matching portion is $761,616, totaling $3,808,079.