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The public is invited to participate in an online survey to provide input on a plan to create walking paths in the lower Yakima Valley called the Heritage Connectivity Trails (HCT). Survey results will help WSDOT and project stakeholders prioritize project routes.
Purpose
The Heritage Connectivity Trails (HCT) project creates over 150 miles of walking paths throughout the lower Yakima Valley on Yakama Nation land. This project is important to the area because this stretch of US 97 has a high pedestrian fatality rate in the state of Washington.
In partnership with the Yakama Nation, WSDOT was awarded a $1 million Federal RAISE grant for the first phase of the Heritage Connectivity Project. Grant money will be used to complete a feasibility study, preliminary designs and environmental review for 23 miles of paths between Union Gap and Toppenish.
The public is invited to participate in an online survey to provide input on a plan to create walking paths in the lower Yakima Valley called the Heritage Connectivity Trails (HCT). Survey results will help WSDOT and project stakeholders prioritize project routes.
Heritage Connectivity Trails online survey
When: Sept. 15 to Oct. 31, 2023
Where: Survey in English
Survey in Español