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Active Projects

Work the 9/11 National Memorial Trail Alliance is moving forward right now.

The 9/11 National Memorial Trail is a 1,500+ mile route the Alliance is actively building out. We develop the trail the way land trusts and rail-trail coalitions do — securing the grants and permits, commissioning licensed design and engineering consultants, and putting each project out to bid so qualified contractors build it to code. Here's what we're advancing right now; we update this page monthly so partners, press, and friends of the trail can follow the progress.

Trail projects

Somerset County trail segment

Somerset County, Pennsylvania

In designUpdated Jul 8, 2026

The Alliance is building a new trail segment in Somerset County toward Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville. We're working with county officials and licensed design and engineering consultants on the corridor's final alignment, and securing the approvals needed before the segment goes out to bid for construction.

Partners: Somerset County, engineering consultants

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Schuylkill County trail development

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

In designUpdated Jul 8, 2026

The Alliance is extending the route through eastern Pennsylvania in Schuylkill County. We're working with the county and design consultants on planning and approvals so that new trail miles can be built to code by qualified contractors.

Partners: Schuylkill County

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Land partnerships

Cambria County trail corridor

Cambria County, Pennsylvania

In partnership talksUpdated May 11, 2026

The Alliance is working with Cambria County and regional landowners to assemble the trail corridor through the county. These early-stage partnerships shape the route's path toward Flight 93 National Memorial.

Partners: Cambria County, regional landowners

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Carbon County corridor and engineering

Carbon County, Pennsylvania

In partnership talksUpdated Jul 8, 2026

In Carbon County, the Alliance's land partnership talks are running in parallel with early design work, setting up the next segment of the trail's eastern Pennsylvania route. The Alliance is coordinating with county officials and commissioning licensed engineering consultants for the corridor's planning.

Partners: Carbon County, engineering consultants

Signage & wayfinding

Pennsylvania statewide signage

23 counties, Pennsylvania

Ongoing coordinationUpdated Jul 8, 2026

A coordinated signage initiative is advancing across the 23 Pennsylvania counties the trail crosses, giving the route a consistent visual identity from end to end. The Alliance is securing PennDOT permits and coordinating with county partners so the signage can be produced and installed by approved contractors.

Partners: PennDOT, Pennsylvania county governments

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Maryland signage

Maryland

In permittingUpdated Jul 8, 2026

The Alliance is extending the trail's wayfinding into the southern portion of the route, with Maryland signage now in permitting with state agencies. Once approvals are in place, the same signage program will be produced and installed by approved contractors.

Partners: Maryland state agencies

Federal coordination

National Park Service coordination

New York, Virginia, Pennsylvania

Ongoing coordinationUpdated Jul 8, 2026

The Alliance coordinates with the National Park Service on routing and signage at Flight 93 National Memorial, the Pentagon Memorial, and other NPS sites along the trail. This ongoing work keeps the trail route connected and consistent across federally-managed land.

Partners: National Park Service

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