Your Dollars At Work

The Parkway often has repaving projects.

NPS Photo

Your taxes fund the operation of the Natchez Trace Parkway. As expenses to maintain and staff the Parkway increase each year, government funding is unable to keep up. Many national park sites collect entrance fees. The Natchez Trace Parkway does not. Through the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program, national park sites that collect entrance fees keep 80% of what they collect. The other 20% is made available to parks that do not collect fees, or collect only few fees.

The Parkway also procures grants from other funding sources.
Below, you will find a listing of some of our more recent projects.

 

Completed Projects

• December 6, 2021 - Colbert Ferry, Milepost 327.3
  • The Colbert Ferry boat ramp area and access roads were closed for one week while construction crews paved the area. The closure is part of the ongoing $40M rehabilitation project from Milepost 293 to 327.
• October 11, 2021 - Milepost 262-266
  • One of two paving projects that occurred along Natchez Trace Parkway near Tupelo, Mississippi. Project funding was provided by a grant from Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects (NSFLTP), the National Park Service, and the Federal Highway Administration Federal Lands Transportation Project (FLTP) program.
• July 19, 2021 - Milepost 257-262
  • First of two road improvements around Tupelo, MS. Project funding was provided by a grant from Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects (NSFLTP), the National Park Service, and the Federal Highway Administration Federal Lands Transportation Project (FLTP) program.
• May 5, 2021 - Blackland Prairie Trail
  • Rehabilitated the raised boardwalk near Chickasaw Village. Funded by a generous donation from the City of Tupelo through the Healthy Hometown Award.

Active Projects

• Milepost 291-331
  • Additional paving and work on the Tennessee River Bridge funded by Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects (NSFLTP), the National Park Service, and the Federal Highway Administration Federal Lands Transportation Project (FLTP) program.

 

What's Next?

To learn about or comment on upcoming projects please follow this link.