Trail Construction To Begin
GAME & FISH GRANT, LAND DONATION KICKS OFF PROJECT
Posted: February 1, 2012 at 5:26 a.m.
On the trail around Lake Springdale, Alan Pugh, chief engineering coordinator for Springdale, right, discusses construction plans Tuesday to connect Lake Springdale to the Razorback Greenway with, from left, Ron Duncan, commissioner of the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission, and Doug Sprouse, Springdale mayor. The grant is one of 13 awards for trail programs throughout Arkansas and the largest of three awards given for projects in Northwest Arkansas. Springdale Rotary Club members and Boy Scouts will begin clearing the area Saturday to prepare for the project which will include an observation deck and trail next to the lake.
Construction of The Rabbit’s Foot wildlife observation trail will begin this weekend at Lake Springdale.
AT A GLANCE
The Razorback Greenway
The Razorback Greenway will be a 36-mile trail stretching from Fayetteville to Lake Bella Vista. The estimated cost, including trailheads, bathrooms and other amenities, is $38 million.
The Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission received a $15 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery grant for the project. The grant required $3.75 million in matching money, which will come from $15 million for trails in Benton and Washington counties pledged by the Walton Family Foundation.
Source: Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission
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