Construction has begun near the Historic Grand Canyon Depot to improve the area where Grand Canyon Railway passengers board buses for tours within Grand Canyon National Park.

The project was included as part of Canyon's 2008 South Rim Visitor Transportation Plan. The project will cost about $925,000 and is being funded through the Federal Lands Highway Program using funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

The project will include many improvements including a one-way access road, drainage and erosion control and parallel parking for up to 10 tour buses.