U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick asked federal officials Friday to help an Arizona American Indian tribe with plans to build a “bypass” road to the Grand Canyon Skywalk amid an ongoing dispute with a rancher and a recent closure of a private road, AP reported
In a letter to U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Kirkpatrick asked the agency to expedite a permit application for the planned bypass to Hualapai lands. The tribe owns the Skywalk.
“We look forward to issuance of the permit and any other approvals that may be required to assure immediate public access in the short term, and timely completion of the road from Dolan Springs to the Hualapai Reservation in the long term,” she wrote.
