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Saturday, September 10, 2016

Additional Funding For Bike Trail Expansion

Bobbie Bicknell Coray, reporter
Rich Civic Times

RANDOLPH, Utah. September 7, 2016.   A $74,000 Pathways Grant has been given to Rich County for more funding for the bike path.  Ultimately it is hoped that the bike trail will circle the lake.   Mitch Poulsen, Director, Bear Lake Regional Commission, advised  commissioners  about the Bear Lake Pathways Grant  Contract . Utah Division of Parks and Recreation gave the grant from the Rural Trails Program.
 
The segment of the pathway from First Point to Vista Grande will be extended 2500 feet. The county will do the digging and it will be covered with gravel.  However, it they can work with the contractors on the sewer line they may be able to put an down asphalt because the sewer line will be dug where the bike path would also be. 

On this small grant they do not have to comply to federal bike path standards and have until 2018 to complete the project.   Poulsen explained, “If we can wait for a year for the sewer line to go in then it will be to the county’s advantage because then we can put down asphalt.”


The Bear Lake Regional Commission has received money from many sources to build the bike trail and they will build it out as more money becomes available. Utah has been more aggressive than Idaho in creating trails and has more grant funding available. 

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