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$4.6 million trail project kicking off<br>

The proposed North Rim trail will improve the Bridle Trail and connect Grand Canyon Lodge to the North Kaibab Trailhead. When completed, it will provide convenient access to employee housing, campground, the general store, guest lodging and parking for the estimated 300 employees who work and live on the North Rim from mid-May to mid-October, as well as the 45,000 people who visit the North Rim each year. Project planning and design are nearly complete and construction will begin following the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process. As with portions completed on the South Rim, the North Rim segment will maintain existing landscape characteristics and provide the least amount of environmental disturbance.

The Grand Canyon Greenway trail system has won several design and accessibility awards, including the 2002 National Accessibility Leadership Award from the National Park Service, and has been cited as a model public/private partnership project in support of the national park system.

Financial support for the project comes from the federal government, the Arizona Department of Transportation and private donors. Funding for this section of trail on the North Rim is made possible in part by a $1 million gift from the Arizona-based Kemper & Ethel Marley Foundation, and $250,000 from the Federal Lands Highway Administration with the support of the Arizona Department of Transportation and Congressman Rick Renzi. Present at the North Rim ceremony were Superintendent Joe Alston, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish Wildlife and Parks Paul Hoffman, Rep. Rick Renzi, Grand Canyon National Park Foundation Board Chair Allen Naille and President Deborah Tuck, and Arizona Department of Transportation Director Victor Mendez.


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