Grand Canyon National Park Schedules Public Informational Meetings for Construction Activities at the South Rim

The construction crew developing the substation access road base and grading it in preparation for paving as seen on April 18, 2023. The substation access road is an extension of Clinic Road at the intersection of Clinic and Center Roads at the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. (NPS Photo/C. Shum)

GRAND CANYON, Ariz. — The National Park Service (NPS) has scheduled meetings to provide information to the public and respond to questions about multiple construction activities at the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. 

The meetings will include a presentation by NPS staff featuring the Transcanyon Waterline (TCWL), Bright Angel Substation and the substation access road projects with a question-and-answer period. These meetings will be an opportunity for community members to learn about construction updates and anticipated impacts to park operations, residents, and visitors. Questions are being accepted in advance at: https://forms.office.com/g/RM8ZVq7X4t. 

Grand Canyon National Park staff will host meetings at the following locations: 

  • Tuesday, May 2, 6 to 8 p.m. in Grand Canyon National Park at The Shrine of Ages. 
  • Wednesday, May 3, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in Grand Canyon National Park at The Shrine of Ages. 
  • Wednesday, May 3, 6 to 8 p.m. in Flagstaff, Ariz. at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 1175 W Route 66. 

The Wednesday evening meeting will also be hosted virtually at this meeting link. 

The TCWL project contract was awarded March 14, and is a multi-year rehabilitation of the TCWL and related upgrades to the associated water delivery system within the inner canyon and South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. The new substation and road are critical infrastructure projects that recently began the construction phase on the South Rim.  

For more information, please visit the Grand Canyon National Park website at: https://www.nps.gov/grca/index.htm

— Grand Canyon National Park, in northern Arizona, encompasses 278 miles (447 km) of the Colorado River and adjacent uplands. Located on the ancestral homeland of 11 Associated Tribes, Grand Canyon is one of the most spectacular examples of erosion anywhere in the world—unmatched in the incomparable vistas it offers visitors on the rim. Grand Canyon National Park is a World Heritage Site. The National Park Service cares for the special places saved by the American people so that all may experience our heritage.