County Engineer Chris Young applied for the $677,350 grant, and the county match was $98,650.
The project covers about a mile stretch of road from the Knox County line to the covered bridge on Wally Road. This is a good project, making a trail for bicycles and people walking along the river there, Commissioner Rob Ault said. I think it s a great thing for people s safety.
Ault commended the engineer for pursuing the project, which is expected to get under way in September. When you go down there on the weekend during the summer, there are a lot of people there, Ault said. You see a lot of canoers walking along the road. Now they will have a safe trail to walk on.