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County says construction underway on sections of Memorial Overland Immigrant Trail; partners and funding in place

5843753 · September 19, 2025
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Placer County staff reported construction has begun on roughly 10 miles of the Memorial Overland Immigrant Trail (also called the Immigrant Trail), with multi-agency partners and about $1.26 million in transient occupancy tax funds reported as project support alongside county matching and private contributions.

Placer County planners told the Parks Commission on Sept. 18 that construction has started on a roughly 10-mile phase of the Memorial Overland Immigrant Trail, a long-range route that the county and partners hope will eventually connect to Auburn.

“It's been a real collaboration between a lot of entities,” senior planner Alisa Carnahan said, describing work from Donner State Memorial Park west toward Kingville. She said contractor crews began work “about three weeks ago” on Shellenberger Ridge and are progressing at…

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