Putnam Bike trail to be extended
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- August
- 26
Susan Elan
The Journal News
The county will soon start construction of a nearly 4-mile stretch of the Putnam Trailway system.
The new $9.3 million portion of the trail system for bicycle riders and pedestrians will run from Seminary Hill Road in Carmel to Putnam Avenue in Southeast.
Putnam’s portion of funding for the project is $1.6 million, with the rest covered by state and federal grants, said John Lynch, the county’s commissioner of planning, development and public transportation.
Putnam has already completed a 7-mile section of the paved bikeway, which runs from the Westchester County line at Baldwin Place to Seminary Hill Road.
Putnam legislators were considering a bond resolution to pay for the county’s portion of the new construction when the Physical Services Committee met last night. It would be voted on by the full board Sept. 2.
Although Putnam faces a tough 2009 budget season, legislators are expected to approve trailway funding.
“We have never denied funding for the bikeway,” said Legislature Chairman Tony Hay, R-Southeast, a fiscal conservative. “It’s one of the best recreational opportunities in the county and one of the best things done on behalf of the taxpayers.”
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