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Hot Springs staff seek TAP grant for Hollywood Railroad Spur Trail to link greenways
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City staff asked the council to approve seeking a $550,008 Arkansas Transportation Alternatives Program grant to build a 0.77-mile Hollywood Railroad Spur Trail connecting existing greenways; the project’s estimated cost is $687,510 with a stated local match and administrative fee totaling about $144,377.
City staff asked the Hot Springs City Board to approve pursuing a $550,008 Arkansas Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) grant to build the Hollywood Railroad Spur Trail, a 0.77-mile (approximately 4,100-foot) multiuse path that would connect the Hot Springs Creek Greenway Trail in Hollywood Park to Nevada Street.
Sarah Delozier, presenting the staff report, said the project would use a city-owned abandoned railroad corridor and tie into about 4,200 feet of planned on-street bicycle facilities to expand the Central Avenue trail hub and improve multimodal safety. She said the estimated total project cost is $687,510, the grant request is $550,008, the required 20% local match is $137,502, and a 1% administrative fee of $6,875.10 results in a total city contribution stated as $144,377.18.
Delozier said recent investments in the city’s trail network include multiple completed phases of the Hot Springs Creek Greenway Trail and segments of the Stokes Creek Greenway Trail, and that this spur would provide a critical connection to those systems.
Director Webb asked that the board packet include a logistical-design map of the proposed segment; Delozier confirmed a map showing the red-lined segment to be submitted with the TAP application will be included in the packet.
The item (Resolution R-26-76) was presented for consideration at the board’s regular meeting next Tuesday; the board did not vote on the resolution at the agenda meeting.
