Kingman Field Office
| Contacts: | Kingman Field Office – 928-718-3700 |
Recreation Trails Affected by Power Line Upgrades
Kingman, Ariz. – Effective immediately, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Kingman Field Office announces that one recreation trail and access to an Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) trail will be affected by two construction projects in Mohave County.
Working on the Davis-Kingman Power Line, the Department of Energy Western Area Power Administration (Western) will replace and upgrade the structures along the Davis-Kingman Power Line. This power line runs from Coyote Pass at U.S. Highway 93 to the Davis Dam switchyard. The recreation trail affected by this project is the Foothills Rim Trail within the Cerbat Foothills Recreation Area.
The northern segment of the Foothills Rim Trail will be closed for safety purposes. Barricades will be placed at the trail junctions affected by the closure. Eighty (80) percent of the trail will remain open for mountain bikers, equestrian riders, and hikers.
Additionally, access to the Sleeping Princess OHV Trail will be affected by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) drainage improvement project located at mile marker 8 on Arizona Highway 68. The trailhead will remain open to the public; however, the area just north of the highway will be used as a staging area so the public will have to navigate carefully through the area.
Once the BLM receives word from Western and ADOT that the construction and reclamation work is complete and all equipment has been removed from the sites, the trail closure and safety warnings will be lifted.
For questions or updates please call the BLM Kingman Field Office at 928-718-3700 or visit the office at 2755 Mission Boulevard, Kingman, Arizona 86401.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.