The Petersburg Indian Association's Tribal Transportation Program plans on building a board walk to allow residents of Mountain View Manor to connect to the trail system.

"It's nice for people to get out," said Sue Harai, director of the TTP.

The raised boardwalk will be 1345 feet long and six feet wide. It will connect 13th Street to the Hungry Point Trail. Funding for the project comes from a federal highway bill called the Fast Act. It sets aside money to provide safe and adequate transportation and public road access to and within Indian reservations, Indian lands and Alaska Native vill...