FHA funds Haines Highway Corridor.Haines has been awarded a grant for $42,000 by the Federal Highway Administration The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is a division of the United States Department of Transportation that specializes in highway transportation. The agency's major activities are grouped into two "programs," The Federal-aid Highway Program and the Federal Lands Highway to begin the Haines Highway
The Haines Highway or Haines Cut-Off (and still often called the Haines "Road") is a highway that connects Haines, Alaska, in the United States, with Haines Junction, Yukon, Canada, passing through the province of Corridor Planning. The monies will be used to acquire assistance in creating and designing a plan to market the Haines Highway as a nationally designated scenic byway. Once the plan is complete, it will be possible to apply for the national status and federal grants to implement the plan. With the Alaska Marine Highway The Alaska Marine Highway or the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) is a ferry service operated by the government of the U.S. state of Alaska. The Alaska Marine Highway System operates along the southcentral coast of the state, the eastern Aleutian islands and the already established as a National Scenic Byway A National Scenic Byway is a road recognized by the United States Department of Transportation for its archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational, and/or scenic qualities. , and the Haines Highway already with the status as a State Scenic Byway, the community of Haines is looking forward to obtaining the national recognition. |
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