Weary roads and bridges, visitor center needs, and trail maintenance are among the items behind the $90 million in deferred maintenance at Shenandoah National Park.
According to the National Park Service, deferred maintenance is "necessary work on infrastructure such as roads and bridges, visitor centers, trails, and campgrounds that has been put off for more than a year. Aging facilities, increasing use of park facilities and insufficient maintenance funding contribute to the growing backlog. (At Shenandoah) our list of deferred maintenance projects is about 50 percent transportation and 50 percent non-transportation assets."
Congressional funding for the National Park Service in 2016 includes an additional $90 million for non-transportation maintenance. Congress also passed a new highway bill that will provide a $28 million increase for transportation projects in parks this year. Funding for transportation-related maintenance and construction will continue to rise, by $8 million per year for five years, until it reaches $300 million per year in 2020.
“The funds Congress provided for 2016 will help us as we move toward the goal of restoring our highest priority non-transportation assets to good condition,” said Shenandoah Superintendent Jim Northup.
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Is there any dollar amount from taxpayers that would shut Jarvis up? Is there any appropriation that would get him to say, "Thanks"?
Just wondering.