Coventry Park Trail and Bridge Dedication well atttended

The dedication of the new Coventry Trail Bridge and ¼-mile-long paved Coventry Trail that provides access to Coventry Park, was held on Friday, April 27. Pictured at the ceremony were (front row, l-r): Everett Briggs, Project Coordinator, City of Rolla Public Works Department; Darrell Jones, Senior Project Coordinator, City of Rolla Public Works Dept.;  (2nd row, l-r); Rolla Mayor Bill Jenks, III; Dave Phelps, Street Foreman, City of Rolla Public Works Dept.; Steve Hargis, Director of Public Works, City of Rolla; Preston Kramer, Area Engineer, Central District, Missouri Department of Transportation; (3rd row, l-r):  John Butz, Rolla City Administrator; Dennis Spurgeon, Vice President, Maggi Construction; Anne McClay, Project Coordinator, City of Rolla Public Works Dept.; and Scott Caron, Director of Parks and Recreation, City of Rolla. 

Bicyclists take advantage of the new Coventry Trail Bridge (38-feet long and 10-feet wide) that was installed by Maggi Construction and recently dedicated in Coventry Park. The new Coventry Trail, which is about ¼ miles long, connects to Pinetree Road. The bridge was funded through a $100,000 Federal Highway Administration ‘Transportation Enhancement’ grant administered by the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT).

Two runners round the bend of the newly constructed ¼-mile-long Coventry Trail that connects Coventry Park with Pinetree Road. The eight-foot wide trail and a culvert located yards from the bridge was constructed by Maggi Construction.