Contact: Jessica Smith (Webb) (202)228-5185
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 Kevin Hall (Warner) (202)224-2425
~ Investments Part of Economic Stimulus Package ~
US Senators Jim Webb and Mark R. Warner today announced that the National Park Service will invest more than $27 million in 37 Virginia projects to upgrade facilities, extend hiking trails and promote energy efficiency at historic sites. Nationally, the Park Service is investing $750 million in almost 800 projects to stimulate the economy through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
All projects are National Park Service priorities and meet the Recovery Act's goals of generating the largest number of jobs in the shortest period of time while making responsible investments that will create lasting value for the American people.
“The $27 million dedicated to preserve, protect, and provide long-deferred maintenance to Virginia’s rich historical and natural sites will help stimulate local economies and invest in the history of our nation,” said Senator Webb. “This funding builds on the recently-enacted public lands bill, the most significant conservation legislation passed by Congress in the past 15 years.”
“These projects will upgrade and expand the quality of more than three dozen historic sites across Virginia, creating jobs, promoting energy efficiency, and helping to ensure a safe and educational experience for visitors,” Senator Warner said.
The following is a project breakdown:
Appalachian National Scenic Trail $25, 000
To relocate Two Miles of Appalachian Trail, VA
Appomattox Court House $172,000
To Repair External Features of the Historic McLean Complex
and Replace Siding and Insulate Quarters to Improve Energy
Efficiency
Colonial National Historical Park $1,634,000
To Reconstruct Glasshouse Parking/NOL Area for Safety,
ADA And Visitor Satisfaction
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial $1,101,000
To Install Fire Suppression and Detection System to Protect
Museum Collections at Historic Jackson Shrine Paint Interiors
and Exteriors of Historic Structures, Office Buildings and
Quarters (multiple projects) Replace and Upgrade HVAC
Systems in Multiple Historic Facilities (multiple projects)
Replace HVAC Components in Two Historic Structures
Replace the HVAC System at Fredericksburg Visitor Center
George Washington Memorial Parkway $200,000
To Repair and Replace Six Sewage Lift Stations and
Replace Parkway Wayside Exhibits and Bulletin Boards
Restore Road Shoulders
Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site $94,000
To Perform Structural and Cosmetic Repairs on Historic
Building Replace HVAC System Components
Manassas National Battlefield Park $211,000
To Paint Exterior of Historic Sutton House and Paint Historic
Thornberry House Reline Chimneys in Historic Park
Structures Remove Damaging Vegetation From Historic
Landscape Repoint Historic Masonry Structures at Hooe
Cemetery and Chinn House
Pennsylvania Monument, Petersburg $563,000
To Rehabilitate Historic Pennsylvania Monument
Prince William Forest Park $5,527,000
To Rehabilitate 13 Historic Structures In Camp Pleasant,
Replace Windows and Doors at Cabin Camp to Improve
Energy Efficiency Resurface 11 Miles of Road and Parking
Areas, and Repair Deteriorating Culverts
Richmond National Battlefield Park $579,000
To Demolish Structures and Remove Debris from Historic
Malvern Hill Eliminate Hazardous Trees for Visitor
Protection (multiple projects); Repair Exterior of Historic
Chimborazo Medical Museum; and Improve Energy
Efficiency Repair Historic Trails Parkwide Replace HVAC
Systems and Components (multiple projects)
Shenandoah National Park $17,025,000
To Install Waterline and Demolish Parking Area at Thornton Gap;
Paint Historic Administrative Buildings Parkwide (multiple
projects); Rehabilitate 11.1 Miles of Historic Skyline Drive;
Rehabilitate Sixteen Historic Overlooks along Skyline Drive;
Remove Hazardous Trees and Cut Low Limbs on Historic Skyline
Drive (multiple projects); Replace Boilers at Big Meadows
Wastewater Treatment Plant and Fire Cache; and Replace or
Line Culverts Along Historic Skyline Drive
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts $98,000
To Repair Water Damage at Filene Center
Note: In addition, Virginia will receive a portion of funding dedicated to multi-state projects that include the Appalachian National State Trail ($613,000), the Blue Ridge Parkway ($13,265), and the George Washington Memorial Parkway ($430,000).
For more information, visit http://recovery.doi.gov/nps/.
