On September 25th CHARTS held a ribbon cutting ceremony officially opening Phase 1 of the trail. There were about 75 people in attendance. Phase 1 is 2000LF of an 8' wide hard surface trail.
Please check it out!
Phase 2 is now under final design review and our target date for bidding out the next section is early 2010. This section will start just north of the Hampton Inn and continue to the I-95 bridge- Its about 2700LF. We have securead a VDOT Enhancement grant to cover 80% of the project cost. the balance to be secured from private fund raising and the City of Colonial heights.
Phase 3 from I-95 to the Boulevard is now under design, with a wetlands survey recently completed and final survey work now underway. Phase 3 is about 1-1.5 years away from implementation.
Funding for Phase 4 from the Boulevard west along the river will be applied for this December.
Let us know of your thoughts along the trail. CHARTS will be looking for some smaller local projects to carry out this winter/spring.
George Schanzenabcher
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