Plans continue to move forward for the North Newton Hike and Bike Trail Project. The project was identified in the Community Investment Plan by the city council as needing to be constructed to continue the city-wide hike and bike trail.
The trail will extend from the exiting trail at North 11th Avenue East and East 12th Street North at Woodland Park. Final plans for the project have been completed and submitted to the Iowa Department of Transportation for bidding.
“The great thing about the new bike trail is it will further connect our goal of making a loop around the community,” parks administrator Nathan Unsworth said. “For the most part all of our major parks are connected by bike trail, whether it is on or off street trails. It will be much more cohesive getting to and from parks.”
The bike path will be an on-street, signed route because of space constrains and design criteria for a bike path crossing railroad tracks. Following the construction of the path, the city anticipates installing a sidewalk along the east side of East Eighth Street North to provide pedestrians a safe route to Woodland Park.
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