On November 9, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced the award of a $500,000 grant to extend the Loyalhanna Trail between Keystone State Park and the Borough of New Alexandria, Westmoreland County.
The investment will provide almost four miles of a new bike and pedestrian trail to support the community’s connection to good health.
“Trails provide a close-to-home connection to nature and recreation that is always free or affordable,” Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn said. “We are happy to provide this grant to create the Loyalhanna Trail, which will connect Keystone State Park to nearby communities.”
The project will co-locate the trail in the same corridor as new sewer lines to be installed in Derry and Salem townships, and New Alexandria Borough. Trailheads will be located at Grey Wing Park in New Alexandria and at Keystone State Park.
This section is part of a proposed longer trail along the Loyalhanna Creek.
The source of funding is the Keystone Fund, which is currently celebrating 25 years of supporting thousands of community improvements in Pennsylvania.
In Pennsylvania, outdoor recreation generates $29.1 billion in consumer spending, $1.9 billion in state and local tax revenue, $8.6 billion in wages and salaries, and sustains 251,000 direct Pennsylvania jobs.
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