The City of Rolla’s bike and pedestrian trail system, which connects many of the City’s parks and park amenities with over 9.2 miles of walking and biking trails, just got a little bigger with the approval by the Rolla City Council to award the bid for the construction of the Deible Loop Pedestrian Bike Path, Phase I and II.
The bid was awarded to Don Maggi, Inc. for $264,538, pending approval from the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT). Funding for the Deible Loop Pedestrian Bike Path will be available through the MoDOT Enhancement Program. Construction is scheduled to begin later this summer.
The new Deible Loop Pedestrian Bike Path will begin at the end of the existing ACORN Trail head on Hwy. O between Winchester and Sycamore Streets and proceed South to the Deible Branch lying just North of Lions Club Drive and following Lions Club Drive. Rolla residents have been running on the sidewalks along Deible Branch or biking on Lions Club Road since it was opened to motorists in October 2005. So if you like to walk, run, ride a bike, rollerblade, or just enjoy strolling amidst the beauty and peace of the outdoors, you will enjoy this new addition to the City’s bike and pedestrian trail system.
The 31 parks located throughout Rolla, including 85-acre Ber Juan Park, 15-acre Shuman Park, the City’s Downtown Festival Park, and of course Lions Club Park, are all quality of life assets that help make Rolla one of the most livable cities in the country. Don’t forget also the Historic Walking Tour of Rolla in the City’s Downtown Business District, which includes 37 historic signs that spotlight the City’s rich history. Both the ACORN Bike Trail map and Historic Walking Tour of Rolla brochure can be viewed and downloaded on the City’s Website at www.rollacity.org/comdev/plan.shtm#pubmap.
In closing I’d like to thank everyone who was involved in making this year’s Route 66 Summerfest one of the most memorable events ever. Thousands of visitors packed the Downtown Festival Lot for two days of family-fun celebrating Rolla’s historic ties to “The Mother Road” – Historic Route 66.
Be sure to mark your calendars for two more events coming up in July. The Lions Club Carnival will be held July 1-4 in Lions Club Park and the Phelps County Fair will be held July 22 through July 25 at the Phelps County Fair. In addition to Rolla’s Route 66 Summerfest, the Fall Arts and Crafts Festival in October, the Lions Club Carnival and Phelps County Fair are among the largest and best attended events in the Rolla area. We are certainly fortunate to have so many festivals, events and happenings for a City of 18,000 people.
No comments:
Post a Comment