FORT MADISON, Iowa – Oct. 10, 2017 – The Iowa Transportation Commission today (Tuesday) approved more than $1.2-million in funding for five State Recreational Trails Program projects.Among them: $400,082 was awarded for Phase II of the Pottawattamie County Trail – Railroad Highway Trail (Sponsors: Pottawattamie
County Conservation Board and Pottawattamie County Trail Association), and $366,000 was awarded for Phase I construction of the the Raccoon River Valley Trail to High Trestle Trail (Dallas County Conservation Board sponsor).

The State Recreational Trails Program was created in 1988 with the purpose of developing and maintaining recreational trails and trail-related facilities for both motorized and non-motorized trail users. The funding is available to cities, counties, state agencies, local governments, and nonprofit organizations through an annual application-based program.