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Blue Ridge Tunnel Presentation

SVBCoalition
November 19, 2020

Blue Ridge Tunnel Presentation

SVBCoalition

November 19, 2020
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  1. Tunnel Project Status: Phase I -old rail bed = new

    trail -establish Afton trailhead -universal access Phase I $749,149
  2. Phase 1 Trail Parking Lot Photo used with permission of

    SkyShots Photography Photo used with permission of SkyShots Photography
  3. Tunnel Project Phase I Rough grading to widen the trail

    near the eastern entrance to the tunnel in March 2015
  4. Phase I -two “bulkheads” or “plugs” Phase II - Complete

    Final Contract Cost $3,492,889.16 Tunnel Project Status: Phase II
  5. Tunnel Project Phase II Ventilation fan used to supply air

    to workers in the tunnel in January 2018
  6. Phase I Tunnel Project Status: Phase III -connect west portal

    with new west trailhead -reuse historic road bed -maximize connectivity with Waynesboro Phase III Current Contract Cost as of 12-12-2019 $1,079,953 Phase II
  7. Tunnel Project Phase III Rough grading for the trail west

    of the tunnel in the area beside and below the old railway roadbed October 2019
  8. Tunnel Project Phase III Rough grading the trail where it

    leaves the railroad right of way December 2019
  9. Tunnel Project Phase III Rough grading the trail where it

    heads toward Route 250 December 2019
  10. Tunnel Project Phase III The first layer of aggregate has

    been applied to this rolling trail section near the western trailhead in December 2019
  11. Tunnel Project Phase III Clearing for the parking area at

    the western trailhead December 2019
  12. Tunnel Project Status: MAP-21 program (Phase I and II implementation

    funds) NPS Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance program (technical assistance) Recent Grant Awards Recreational Trails Grant program (property acquisition funds and some interior restoration projects)