Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, AZ/UT. - Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is experiencing supply chain delays impacting the completion of replacing its monument signs. The project consists of replacing park monument signs that were over 25 years old, faded and damaged and replacing them with new signs that comply with a servicewide initiative for all National Park Service monument signs to have a similar design. Monument signs are placed on major roads to notify travelers they are entering a unit of the National Park Service, or prominent locations within a park. Glen Canyon’s project includes replacing existing monument signs in several areas of the park, including Park Headquarters and the park boundary in Page, Arizona; downlake in Wahweap and Lone Rock, and uplake in Bullfrog, Hite and Halls Crossing.
According to Superintendent William Shott, “We are excited Glen Canyon National Recreation Area will have new monument signs ready for the spring of 2021 to welcome the millions of visitors to our area. I imagine there are some that will miss the familiar pastel colors and adobe design of the original signs, but these new signs will go a long way in helping identify the recreation area as an NPS public land unit and, frankly, the update is way overdue. The National Park Service can be a positive presence to our local gateway communities and these signs are important to travelers, so we are excited to complete this project as soon as possible."
Replacement monument signs were first installed in March and April. Once installed the sign lettering was rejected by the park. Concurrently, many of the new signs sustained wind damage and had to be removed.
The primary contractor is coordinating with the park to address fabrication and installation related issues. Due to the pandemic, some of the materials have been delayed by supply chain issues and are now expected to be delivered around mid-January 2021. A prototype sign will be reviewed and approved by the park prior to final fabrication of the rest of the project. As of this date, the project is around 45 days behind schedule. The park is working to complete the project as soon as possible and apologizes for any inconvenience caused by the delay.
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Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
