In The News – SR28 Corridor Plans Move Ahead
January 20, 2025 | Member Submitted
Originally Published in the Tahoe Daily Tribune, 1/20/2025, Written by Leah Carter
Local agencies are forging ahead with plans to expand access within the State Route 28 Corridor and reduce reliance on private automobiles. The plans are part of a series of initiatives to expand access to existing trails through new parking lots and transport options, improve safety and reduce reliance on private automobiles.
The most recent developments in these plans are primarily funded through a $24 million federal Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant. This funding supports the next immediate phase of the State Route 28 Corridor Management plan, which will see the completion of several accessibility points from Sand Harbor State Park to Thunderbird Cove, one of the most popular recreation areas in the Lake Tahoe Basin.
“Our goal in SR28 is to build another 1.8 miles of trail beginning at Sand Harbor State Park,” said Jim Marino, the Deputy District Manager of the Tahoe Transportation District. The trail, he says, won’t be at lake level. “It will be up where the East Shore Trail is now, not on the lake line.”