Los Alamos County schedules second meeting on Mesa Trail rehab plan
Mesa Trail will get a new surface and accessibility upgrades along 2,500 feet between East Park and the airport. Residents can review the design June 24 at Fuller Lodge or on Zoom.
A stretch of the Los Alamos Mesa Trail is headed for a major rehab that will change how people walk, run, bike and roll through town. Los Alamos County says the work will refresh about 2,500 linear feet of trail between East Park, Nambe Place and the Los Alamos Airport, with the goal of making the route safer, easier to use and compliant with ADA and PROWAG accessibility standards.
The county has scheduled its second community engagement session for Wednesday, June 24, at 5:30 p.m. at Fuller Lodge, 2132 Central Ave. in Los Alamos. A virtual Zoom option will also be available for people who cannot attend in person. County officials want residents to review the design and weigh in before the project moves beyond the planning stage.
This is still an early design-phase project, and construction will come later. County documents say Los Alamos County has contracted BHI to lead the planning and design work, with project management led by Wendy Parker and Eric Peterson under Community Services Department Director Cory Styron. The county says public notice will be issued once the construction schedule is finalized.
The upgrade carries more weight than a routine trail repair. County materials say the existing Mesa Trail segment does not meet ADA or PROWAG standards, which significantly limits access for people with disabilities. The public information plan says the rehabilitation is meant to improve usability, safety and regulatory compliance while also strengthening connections between community trails. In practical terms, that affects not only recreational users but also residents who rely on the Mesa Trail as a connector through neighborhoods and to local destinations.
The June 24 meeting follows the first engagement session, which was held March 4 at Fuller Lodge with Zoom access available. By bringing the issue back to the public for a second round of input, the county is signaling that design details are still in play before the trail’s physical changes are locked in. For a corridor used as both an everyday path and a recreation route, the outcome will shape one of Los Alamos’ most visible pedestrian links for years to come.
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