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Recent investment has resulted
in improvements in the efficiency, effectiveness and condition
of NPS transportation systems.
Roads -
The annual rehabilitation of approximately
2% of the park roads has stabilized conditions and curtailed
further deterioration for the first time since 1987.
Bridges -
Due to safety concerns and to ensure
the structural integrity of bridges used by the traveling
public, bridges are given priority over road rehabilitation.
In 1981, 82 % of NPS bridges were rated as structurally sound.
By 1997, 95% of bridges in the system were deemed structurally
sound.
Parkway Capital Improvements
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Four out of six congressionally mandated
parkways have been completed of the two remaining parkways.
Natchez Trace Parkway is nearing completion, with the exception
of a multi-use trail. The Foothills Parkway's "missing
link" remain to be completed.
* The data mentioned above is
based on Volpe National Transportation Center estimates.
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| Road
in Sequoia/King's Canyon National Park in unacceptable
condition. |
The
same road rehabilitated to current standards of safety
and construction. |
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