ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Final grant season for an endangered federal program
that’s helped preserve the historic Route 66 Highway for two decades is ending
next month.
The Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program is accepting grant applications
until April 12 and it’s not clear if Congress will continue the project.
At risk are millions of dollars in grants aimed at reviving old tourist spots
in struggling towns.
The program has helped finance projects like the El Vado Motel neon sign
restoration in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the Baxter Springs Independent Oil
and Gas Station restoration in Kansas. It’s administered by the National Park
Service.
Decommissioned as a U.S. highway in 1985, Route 66 went through eight states,
connecting tourists with friendly diners and motor lodges in small towns.
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