The Federal Highway Administration has announced awards under the National Scenic Byways Program for fiscal year 2008 as authorized in Section 1101(a)(12) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy For Users (SAFETEA-LU). The 221 projects in 43 States that have been selected and the amounts funded for each project are as follows:
| State | Project Name | Amount Funded |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Making Byways Travelers Your Top Priority:Byway Leader Training to Enhance the Visitor Experience | $52,500 |
| Black Warrior River Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan | $109,600 | |
| Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail - Interpretive Plan | $340,000 | |
| Total for Alabama (3 Projects) | $502,100 | |
| Alaska | Statewide AK: Byway Hospitality Training: Introducing Alaska's Byways to Visitors | $100,750 |
| Haines Highway, AK: Charles Anway Homestead Interpretive Plan | $31,215 | |
| AK: Alaska Marine Highway Marketing Image Library | $73,318 | |
| AK: Glenn Highway Gateway Visitor Center Planning Project | $117,600 | |
| Total for Alaska (4 Projects) | $322,883 | |
| Arizona | Red Rock Visitor Contact Office: Exhibit Design and Implementation | $320,000 |
| Historic Route 66 AZ: Corridor Management Plan Update | $60,000 | |
| Red Rock All-American Road (AZ): CMP Implementation | $24,800 | |
| Dine'Tah Scenic Road (AZ): Facility Planning and Development | $421,000 | |
| Total for Arizona (4 Projects) | $825,800 | |
| Arkansas | Arkansas Delta Byways Coordinated Interpretive and Marketing Plan | $510,600 |
| Great River Road-Arkansas Corridor Management Plan Implementation FY10 | $25,000 | |
| Crowley's Ridge Parkway-Arkansas Corridor Management Plan Implementation FY10 | $25,000 | |
| Total for Arkansas (3 Projects) | $560,600 | |
| California | Route 1 - San Luis Obispo North Coast Scenic Byway, CA: California Coastal Trail Comprehensive Plan | $350,000 |
| Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway, CA: Community Partnership | $45,000 | |
| Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, CA: Organizational Development | $64,640 | |
| Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat National Scenic Byway, CA: Corridor Management Plan Implementation | $48,000 | |
| Ebbetts Pass Bilingual Media Interpretation Study | $100,000 | |
| Total for California (5 Projects) | $607,640 | |
| Colorado | Tour Colorado Scenic Byways Promotion & Education Plan | $125,000 |
| Gold Belt Byway (CO): Resource Protection | $125,000 | |
| San Juan Skyway (CO): Resource Protection | $125,000 | |
| Collegiate Peaks (CO): Interpretive and Visitor Center Project | $114,900 | |
| Colorado River Headwaters (CO): Photo Library and Interactive Mapping | $45,000 | |
| Santa Fe Trail Byway (CO): Interpretation & Marketing | $63,200 | |
| West Elk Loop Byway (CO): Visitor Center Interpretation and Amenities (Panonia, CO) | $124,900 | |
| Grand Mesa Byway (CO): Island Lake Interpretive Project | $105,000 | |
| Silver Thread Scenic Byway (CO): Visitor Facilities | $125,000 | |
| Total for Colorado (9 Projects) | $953,000 | |
| Delaware | Delaware Byways DE: Rebranding, Signs, Workshops and Visitor's Guide | $80,000 |
| Total for Delaware (1 Project) | $80,000 | |
| Florida | Florida Scenic Highways Program: FL Statewide Education, Training and Promotion | $92,000 |
| Big Bend Scenic Byway FL: CMP Implementation & Funding Strategy - Year 2 | $43,000 | |
| A1A Scenic & Historic Coastal Byway FL: Corridor Management Plan Implementation for Organizational Sustainability | $80,000 | |
| Green Mountain Scenic Byway FL: CMP Implementation Project, Year 3 | $35,078 | |
| A1A Scenic & Historic Coastal Byway FL: Wayfinding/Wayshowing Signage System Plan | $120,000 | |
| A1A Scenic & Historic Coastal Byway FL: Cell Phone Tour | $50,000 | |
| Indian River Lagoon FL: Seed Grant 2008 | $50,000 | |
| Pensacola Scenic Bluffs Highway FL: Volunteer Coordinator | $29,230 | |
| A1A Scenic & Historic Coastal Byway FL: Flagler Beach Gateway Promenade Improvements | $373,520 | |
| Florida Keys Scenic Highway FL: Key Deer Habitat Preservation | $1,400,000 | |
| Indian River Lagoon Treasure Coast FL: Inlet Access Improvements | $1,600,000 | |
| Total for Florida (11 Projects) | $3,872,828 | |
| Idaho | Statewide Interpretive Signage | $540,000 |
| International Selkirk Loop (ID): CMP Implementation | $114,800 | |
| Western Heritage National Historic Byway (ID): CMP Implementation | $18,000 | |
| Total for Idaho (3 Projects) | $672,800 | |
| Illinois | Statewide IL: Alliance of Byways Marketing | $60,000 |
| Great River Road IL: CMP Implementation | $60,000 | |
| Great Rivers National Scenic Byway IL: Flood Memorial Plaza | $200,000 | |
| Historic National Road IL: CMP Implementation | $62,000 | |
| Historic Route 66: IL Wayside Exhibits | $380,000 | |
| River Road National Scenic Byway IL: Corridor Management Plan Implementation | $110,400 | |
| Lincoln Highway IL: Marketing 2008 | $177,200 | |
| Ohio River Scenic Byway IL: CMP Implementation | $46,528 | |
| Great River Road IL: Interpretation for Chester Visitor Center | $48,400 | |
| Meeting of Great Rivers Scenic Route IL: Confluence Tower Interpretive Exhibit | $136,000 | |
| Total for Illinois (10 Projects) | $1,280,528 | |
| Indiana | Historic National Road IN: Digital Media for Interpretive Center | $143,704 |
| Ohio River Scenic Byway IN: Interpretive Center at Madison | $241,300 | |
| Total for Indiana (2 Projects) | $385,004 | |
| Iowa | Iowa's Byways Training | $73,374 |
| Loess Hills IA: Corridor Management Plan Implementation | $29,840 | |
| George M. Verity Preservation Project | $177,760 | |
| Mississippi River Bluff-Top Observation Deck | $96,000 | |
| Louisa Interpretive Center along the Great River Road | $576,000 | |
| Great River Road at Montrose Pavilion Project | $72,480 | |
| Milwaukee Railroad Shops Historic District Improvement Project | $139,529 | |
| Total for Iowa (7 Projects) | $1,164,983 | |
| Kansas | Kansas Scenic Byway Kiosks | $76,400 |
| Kansas Scenic Byways Program Management Plan Update | $160,000 | |
| Pioneer Bluffs Prairie Information and Education Center | $136,383 | |
| 2009 Statewide Scenic Byway Conference | $27,600 | |
| Marketing Plan - Comprehensive Action Plan for Marketing/Public Relations | $120,000 | |
| Total for Kansas (5 Projects) | $520,383 | |
| Kentucky | Bluegrass, Blues & BBQ Byway (KY): Interpretive Project | $97,000 |
| River Road Scenic Byway (KY): Right-of-Way Acqusition | $250,000 | |
| Total for Kentucky (2 Projects) | $347,000 | |
| Louisiana | Statewide LA: Information for Byway Travelers | $1,540,016 |
| Statewide LA: Interpretive Centers | $685,440 | |
| Creole Nature Trail LA: Handheld Video Tour Guide | $239,052 | |
| Creole Nature Trail LA: Holly Beach Restroom Facilities | $272,160 | |
| Statewide (LA): Training for Byway Providers | $654,400 | |
| Total for Louisiana (5 Projects) | $3,391,068 | |
| Maine | Pequawket Trail Scenic Byway, ME: Corridor Management Plan | $24,000 |
| Grafton Notch Scenic Byway and Route 27 Scenic Byway, ME: Corridor Management Plan | $32,000 | |
| Grindstone Scenic Byway, ME: Corridor Management Plan | $80,000 | |
| Rangeley Lakes Scenic Byway, ME: Height of Land Overlook and Parking Area Construction | $270,762 | |
| Old Canada Road Scenic Byway, ME: Rest Area Improvements | $108,800 | |
| Schoodic Scenic Byway, ME: Prospect Harbor Gateway | $78,000 | |
| Schoodic Scenic Byway, ME: Planning and Administration | $25,000 | |
| Total for Maine (7 Projects) | $618,562 | |
| Maryland | Marketing Maryland's Network of America's Byways and State Scenic Byways - Phase IIC | $192,000 |
| Catoctin Mountain National Scenic Byway, MD: Corridor Management Plan Implementation | $25,000 | |
| Blue Crab Scenic Byway, MD: Marketing and Interpretation | $27,992 | |
| Charles Street Byway, MD: Corridor Plan Implementation and Management | $27,500 | |
| Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, MD: Corridor Management Plan Implementation | $60,000 | |
| Religious Freedom Byway, MD: Corridor Management Plan Implementation | $30,000 | |
| Catoctin Mountain National Scenic Byway, MD: Frederick County Visitor Center Interpretive Exhibit | $100,000 | |
| Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway, MD: Town Gateway Fabrication | $40,800 | |
| Maryland Byways Marketing: Exhibit Project at the I-70 Welcome Centers | $575,200 | |
| Total for Maryland (9 Projects) | $1,078,492 | |
| Massachusetts | Connecticut River Scenic Farm Byway - Land Protection Project | $976,000 |
| Total for Massachusetts (1 Project) | $976,000 | |
| Michigan | US-12 Heritage Route: MI Tibbits Opera House Facade Restoration | $500,000 |
| Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway MI: Whitefish Point Human Use and Natural Resource Management Plan | $92,400 | |
| Copper Country Trail MI: Marketing Plan | $65,300 | |
| Copper Country Trail MI: Corridor Management Plan Update | $24,800 | |
| Total for Michigan (4 Projects) | $682,500 | |
| Minnesota | Mn River Valley Scenic Byway Capacity Building | $25,000 |
| Historic Bluff Country Training, Marketing, and Local Awareness | $25,000 | |
| Paul Bunyan SB - Organizational and Financial Sustainability | $25,000 | |
| Ladyslipper Scenic Byway: Vegetation Plan & Ladyslipper Transplant Program | $25,500 | |
| Lake Country Scenic Byway Interpretive Plan-Phase III | $28,000 | |
| North Shore Scenic Drive MN: Corridor Management Plan Update | $35,000 | |
| Edge of the Wilderness CMP Implementation (8) | $24,000 | |
| Gunflint Trail Scenic Byway Fire Recovery | $240,000 | |
| North Shore Scenic Drive MN: Split Rock River Wayside Rest Safety Improvements | $250,000 | |
| Total for Minnesota (9 Projects) | $677,500 | |
| Mississippi | Natchez Trace Parkway (MS): Marketing Plan Implementation | $195,288 |
| Total for Mississippi (1 Project) | $195,288 | |
| Nebraska | NE: Statewide Byways, Fourth-Grade Classroom Activities | $122,400 |
| Statewide Nebraska Byways RV Marketing Campaign | $98,800 | |
| NE: Statewide Byway Special Interest Maps | $82,400 | |
| NE: Update Statewide Byways Brochure | $42,160 | |
| NE: Statewide Byways Passports | $60,800 | |
| Statewide Nebraska Byways Newspaper Insert | $232,400 | |
| NE: Statewide Green Byways | $204,800 | |
| Total for Nebraska (7 Projects) | $843,760 | |
| Nevada | Las Vegas Boulevard Scenic Byway and Neon Museum Visitors Center | $807,039 |
| Total for Nevada (1 Project) | $807,039 | |
| New Hampshire | Lower Falls Recreation Site Restoration | $500,200 |
| New Hampshire Scenic and Cultural Byways Website | $41,600 | |
| Total for New Hampshire (2 Projects) | $541,800 | |
| New Jersey | Updating Existing State Byays Materials: NJ Statewide | $296,039 |
| Statewide Scenic Byways: NJ Interpretive Plans | $725,200 | |
| Delaware River Scenic Byway (NJ): Corridor Management Plan Implementation | $34,830 | |
| Millstone Valley Byway NJ: Implementing CMP | $76,320 | |
| Southern Pinelands Natural Heritage Trail NJ: Water Resources Access Facilities Plan | $176,000 | |
| Statewide NJ: Marketing | $264,000 | |
| Total for New Jersey (6 Projects) | $1,572,389 | |
| New Mexico | Trail of the Mountain Spirits Corridor Management Plan Implementation Activities | $162,400 |
| Phase I Construction of a Pedestrian & Bicycle Trail Along the Billy the Kid National Scenic Byway | $202,100 | |
| Public Facilities with Kiosk | $77,000 | |
| New Mexico Scenic Byways travel book | $45,200 | |
| Billy the Kid Trail Corridor Management Plan Revision and Implementation | $34,424 | |
| Interpretive Kiosks and Wayside Exhibits for New Mexico Santa Fe Trail National Scenic Byway | $152,499 | |
| Tourist and Interpretive Information in the Ilfeld Warehouse Santa Rosa, NM | $62,400 | |
| Trail of the Ancients Marketing and Interpretive Plan Highlighting the North Road Experience | $60,800 | |
| Route 66 Scenic Byway NM: Interpretive Information Enhancements | $52,500 | |
| Total for New Mexico (9 Projects) | $849,323 | |
| New York | Seaway Trail and Lakes to Locks Passage (NY): Targeted Marketing Campaign | $169,600 |
| New York State Scenic Byways: Byways Geotourism Initiative, Statewide (Lakes to Locks Passage) | $199,200 | |
| New York State Scenic Byways: Byway Ambassadors Program, Statewide (Lakes to Locks Passage) | $76,000 | |
| Mohawk Towpath National Scenic Byway NY: Implementation of the Corridor Management Plan Project | $34,960 | |
| Adirondack North Country Byways NY: Experiencing Traditions, Foods and Cultures of the Adirondack Byways | $169,600 | |
| Adirondack North Country Byways NY: Reaching Visitor Markets with Today's Premier Byway Stories | $37,700 | |
| Adirondack North Country Byways NY: Whiteface Mountain and Olympic Region Natural History Interpretation | $214,090 | |
| Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway NY: Traveling Visitor Centers for Byway Heritage Tourism Project | $36,869 | |
| Total for New York (8 Projects) | $938,019 | |
| North Carolina | Hanging Rock Scenic Byway Marketing and Implementation Plan | $27,200 |
| Pacolet Valley Natural Resource Protection & Appreciation | $37,000 | |
| Total for North Carolina (2 Projects) | $64,200 | |
| North Dakota | Rendezvous Region Backway (ND): Tetrault Wood State Forest Overlook | $59,044 |
| Coghlan Castle Preservation/Scenic Byway Interpretive Site | $222,740 | |
| Standing Rock Native American Byway (ND): Corridor Management Plan | $50,000 | |
| Total for North Dakota (3 Projects) | $331,784 | |
| Ohio | Increasing the Awareness of the Ohio Historic National Road - Marketing | $56,000 |
| Ohio River Scenic Byway - Marketing Materials | $36,960 | |
| Implementation of Corridor Management Plan - Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail | $24,000 | |
| Implementation of Corridor Management Plan - Ohio Historic National Road Year 6 | $25,000 | |
| The Mill Creek Connector Trail: Phase II - Ohio & Erie Canalway | $400,000 | |
| Guides to the North Ridge Scenic Byway | $16,000 | |
| KnoxWays Byway Marketing Program | $47,862 | |
| Total for Ohio (7 Projects) | $605,822 | |
| Oklahoma | Route 66 Travel Guide Carthage, MO - Vinita, OK | $40,000 |
| OK Route 66 Byways Planning - CMP | $50,000 | |
| The Living Mountain ByWay | $16,240 | |
| Route 66 Street Pole Banners | $3,104 | |
| Osage Nation Heritage Trail OK: Standing Bear Museum and Interpretive Center Improvements | $493,254 | |
| Talimena Scenic Drive Interpretive and Visitors Center | $492,203 | |
| Total for Oklahoma (6 Projects) | $1,094,801 | |
| Oregon | Hells Canyon OR: Administration of Corridor Management Plan 2008 | $25,000 |
| Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway OR: Corridor Management Plan Implementation Project | $24,000 | |
| Mt. Hood Scenic Byway OR: Corridor Management Plan Implementation-Phase III | $25,000 | |
| Historic Columbia River Highway OR: Guardrail Replacement | $664,276 | |
| Mt. Hood Scenic Byway OR: Timberline Recreation Area Welcome Plaza | $288,000 | |
| Pacific Coast Scenic Byway OR: Whale Cove - Protecting a Pacific Coast Treasure | $650,000 | |
| Cascade Lake NSB OR: CMP Update and Byway Facility Planning and Design, Phase I | $112,000 | |
| Total for Oregon (7 Projects) | $1,788,276 | |
| Pennsylvania | Scenic Byway: Pedestrian, Cyclist, & Parking Enhancements to Waterfront | $423,400 |
| Marketing Pennsylvania's Historic National Road | $30,000 | |
| PA Historic National Road - Byway Training and Development | $3,000 | |
| 2009 National Scenic Byway Conference | $5,800 | |
| Marketing Communication & Coordination | $3,200 | |
| Total for Pennsylvania (5 Projects) | $465,400 | |
| South Carolina | The Blue Wall Connection - Protecting Scenic Highway 11 at Caesar's Head | $830,000 |
| Ashley River Road (SC): Byway Coordinator | $24,000 | |
| SC: Implementation of Lowcountry Scenic Highways Management Plan—Phase 1 | $58,800 | |
| Total for South Carolina (3 Projects) | $912,800 | |
| South Dakota | Native American Scenic Byway SD: Geddess Historical Building | $12,750 |
| Native American Scenic Byway SD: CMP | $60,000 | |
| Total for South Dakota (2 Projects) | $72,750 | |
| Tennessee | Ocoee Scenic Byway -Corridor Management Plan Implementation Phase 1 - Wayfinding | $140,000 |
| Walton Road Scenic Byway | $120,000 | |
| Marketing the Cherohala Skyway | $22,400 | |
| Total for Tennessee (3 Projects) | $282,400 | |
| Utah | Trail of the Ancients-NSB Interpretive CMP | $25,000 |
| Energy Loop: Huntington/Eccles Canyon CMP Implementation (UT) | $30,400 | |
| Scenic Byway 12 (UT): Corridor Management Plan Implementation | $20,200 | |
| Logan Canyon National Scenic Byway CMP Implementation | $27,000 | |
| Flaming Gorge - Uintas CMP Implementation and Update | $28,800 | |
| Scenic Byway 12 Interpretive Wayside Panels Fabrication and Installation - Phase 2 | $51,300 | |
| UT: The Energy Loop: Huntington/Eccles Canyon National Scenic Byway - CMP Update & Byway Improvements | $89,816 | |
| Logan Canyon National Scenic Byway - Corridor Management Plan Update | $55,200 | |
| Total for Utah (8 Projects) | $327,716 | |
| Vermont | Lake Champlain Byway: Vergennes Main Street Byway Recreational Access Project Phase III | $376,300 |
| Sightseer Guides to History on the Connecticut River Byway | $251,360 | |
| Stone Valley Scenic Byway (VT): Interpretive Materials | $67,500 | |
| Lake Champlain Byway: Corridor Management Plan Update | $73,840 | |
| Lake Champlain Byway, Chittenden County Access Improvement Project, Phase 1 Inventory | $28,000 | |
| Total for Vermont (5 Projects) | $797,000 | |
| Virginia | Colonial Parkway, VA: Improvement and Extension of Shared Use Trail | $647,955 |
| Blue Ridge Parkway, VA: Celebrating the 75th Anniversary | $304,000 | |
| Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail, VA: Interpretive Center Exhibits | $280,000 | |
| Total for Virginia (3 Projects) | $1,231,955 | |
| Washington | Mazama Viewshed Protection, Phase 1 | $279,626 |
| Yakima River Canyon Byway Interpretive Center | $8,000 | |
| San Juan Islands Scenic Byway Development and CMP | $154,000 | |
| Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway 112 Scenic Byway: Interpretive Information for Travelers Project | $69,910 | |
| Cascade Loop Scenic Highway CMP Development | $53,666 | |
| Coulee Corridor CMP Implementation (3) | $27,500 | |
| U.S.Columbia River Quarantine Station Driveway & Safety Improvements | $23,000 | |
| Washington State Scenic Byways Travel Guide | $320,000 | |
| International Selkirk Loop - CMP Implementation - Washington | $87,600 | |
| Hwy 101 Scenic Pullout Phase III- Cultural Plaza and Olympic Discovery Trail Access | $211,161 | |
| Cape Flattery Tribal Scenic Byway Orientation Kiosk | $282,534 | |
| Reviving Washington's Pacific Coast Scenic Byway - Access to "Mim xwten" (Sleeping Lady) | $118,470 | |
| Traveler Safety Improvements at US Hwy 101 and Potlatch State Park | $360,231 | |
| Total for Washington (13 Projects) | $1,995,698 | |
| West Virginia | Highland Scenic Highway - WV - Corridor Management Plan | $80,000 |
| Midland Trail Volunteer Ambassador Program and CMP Implementation | $157,196 | |
| Historic National Road (WV): Web Site Development | $20,000 | |
| Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike Driving Toward Excellence | $32,000 | |
| WV: Mountain Parkway Map | $7,024 | |
| Railroad Heritage of North Central West Virginia: An Interpretive Brochure | $15,360 | |
| Historic National Road Interpretive Signage for "Out the Pike" | $40,199 | |
| WV: Washington Heritage Trail for the kids, by George, an Exhibit | $290,000 | |
| Total for West Virginia (8 Projects) | $641,779 | |
| Wisconsin | Building and Maintaining a Sustainable Byway Organization | $25,000 |
| The City of Onalaska Welcome and Tourism Center | $679,016 | |
| Telling the Wisconsin Great River Road Story to the Next Generation of Travelers | $86,400 | |
| Potosi Point Wildlife Observation Platform | $100,000 | |
| Great River Road Billboard Removal | $52,000 | |
| Total for Wisconsin (5 Projects) | $942,416 | |
| Wyoming | Big Horn Scenic Byway WY: Shell Falls Redevelopment Project Phase 5 | $349,440 |
| Snowy Range Scenic Byway Facilities | $400,000 | |
| Wyoming Centennial Byway: Design Dubois Visitors Center and Interpretive Displays | $1,025,800 | |
| Total for Wyoming (3 Projects) | $1,775,240 | |
| Total (221 Projects) | $38,597,326 |
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