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Council weighs in on proposed Ped/Bike Path extension
ELLSWORTH Three seasons of walking may trump four seasons for the proposed Ellsworth Ped/Bike Path extension, after councilors heard details of a draft feasibility study on Feb. 25 and questioned costs and liability in maintaining the extension path during winter snow and ice if the project moves forward.
As proposed, the 0.75-mile connector trail would begin at the intersection of Birch Avenue and Spring Street, where the Ellsworth trail now ends, continue down Spring Street and cross Main Street to connect with the Sunrise Trail at the intersection of Beals Avenue and High Street.
Feasibility study highlights ways to extend Ellsworth Ped/Bike Trail
ELLSWORTH The effort to connect the Ellsworth Pedestrian/Bike Trail to the Downeast Sunrise Trail continues to inch forward with findings of a feasibility study, presented at a Dec. 10 virtual public hearing. Representatives from the South Portland office of VHB, a planning, transportation, land development, energy and environmental services firm, outlined their findings, along with Maine Department of Transportation representatives and Ellsworth Public Works Director Lisa Sekulich.
The connector trail would begin at the intersection of Birch Avenue and Spring Street, where the Ellsworth trail now ends, continue down Spring Street and cross Main Street to eventually connect with the Sunrise Trail at the intersection of Beals Avenue and High Street. Like the existing Ellsworth Ped/Bike Path, the new stretch of trail would be closed to ATVs and other motorized recreational vehicles.
Public hearing set for Ellsworth bike/ped path extension
ELLSWORTH Plans first proposed in January to extend the Ellsworth Pedestrian/Bike Trail from where it ends at Birch Avenue to Beals Avenue will be the subject of a public hearing on Dec. 10 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held via Zoom, with directions for logging on available at ellsworth.maine.gov/notices.
Anne and Chauncey Bancroft are regular walkers on Spring Street and the nearby Ellsworth Pedestrian/Bicycle Trail. A proposed trail extension would continue the Ellsworth trail over the railroad crossing at Birch Avenue and down Spring Street to Beals Avenue.