National Park Service - Mon March 18, 2024
National Park Service to Begin Repair of D.C.'s Tidal Basin, West Potomac Seawalls
The National Park Service (NPS) announced March 13 that it is preparing to begin a three-year, $113 million rehabilitation of the seawalls around Washington, D.C.'s Tidal Basin and along the Potomac River through West Potomac Park....
Mainebiz & NPS - Mon February 27, 2023
Maine's Acadia National Park to Get $33M for Demolition, New Maintenance Facilities
The National Park Service (NPS) will invest $32.6 million to demolish outdated structures and build new maintenance facilities at Acadia National Park headquarters, Mainebiz reported Feb. 22. Funded by the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA), the project will provide park staff with enhanced facilities to better serve visitors and protect park resources....
Office of Sen. Charles Schumer - Thu March 14, 2019
Bipartisan Federal Lands Package Grants Easement for Staten Island Seawall
Days after a visit to Staten Island, where he made the case for the swift passage of a federal lands package, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer announced that his push to allow the National Park Service (NPS) to grant an easement to New York City for access to land so they can perform maintenance and general operation of the Staten Island Seawall has just passed the Senate as part of a larger bipartisan federal lands package....
National Park Service - Wed February 27, 2019
NPS Will Replace Lewis River Bridge
On Dec. 21, 2018, the National Park Service Acting Intermountain Regional Director Kate Hammond signed a Finding of No Significant Impact for an environmental assessment (EA) to replace the Lewis River Bridge in Yellowstone National Park....
CEG - Tue December 11, 2018
USS Arizona Pearl Harbor Memorial Scheduled to Reopen in 2019
When the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu closed back in May, no one knew when it would reopen again. Now, however, the reopening date may be on the horizon. The National Park Service has revised its construction timeline and anticipates project completion by the end of March 2019....
Department of the Interior - Wed August 29, 2018
$33.3M in Construction Projects Approved for Wyoming, Montana
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced nearly $21.3 million in funding approved to rebuild critical national park infrastructure in Wyoming. The money will go towards the rehabilitation and seismic retrofit of the Mammoth Hotel Guest Room Wings at Yellowstone National Park....
National Park Service - Tue August 28, 2018
Timpanogos Cave Closes to Construct New Visitor Center
The National Park Service announces that it has awarded a contract for construction of a new Timpanogos Cave visitor contact station to the Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Company of Salt Lake City. Work is expected to begin immediately after Labor Day, with completion anticipated in early June of 2019....
National Park Service - Mon June 11, 2018
Work Starts on GW Memorial Parkway Span
The National Park Service is about to begin repairs to the road deck and support structure of the bridge over Windy Run on the George Washington Memorial Parkway. The work is scheduled to take place between June and September to reduce the number of people it will inconvenience, but drivers should prepare for delays and changes to the normal traffic pattern....
Emily Buenzle - Sun August 06, 2017
Park Officials Name Contractor to Repair Washington Monument
The Washington Monument is about to see almost $10.8 million in improvements. The National Park Service announced Sept. 5 that it has awarded a contract to Rockville, Md.-based Grunley Construction for elevator repairs and for a new safety check area, the Washington Post reported....
Wed July 26, 2017
Feds to Give $50M to National Parks for Infrastructure Projects
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke and Colorado Senator Cory Gardner announced on July 22 that the National Park Service is teaming up with partners across the nation to distribute nearly $50 million in high priority maintenance and infrastructure projects at 42 parks in 29 states....
