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New Atchison Trail Set To Open

By Brian Hagen

08/25/2017

(KAIR)--The South Atchison Trail is nearing completion, and a ceremony to mark that occasion is being planned.

According to a Facebook event page, created by the community organization Project Atchison, the South Atchison Trail Grand Opening is scheduled for the afternoon of Sunday, September 10, from 4:00 until 6:00.

According to the information posted to Facebook, the ceremony, to take place at the South 10th Street location of the Santa Fe Depot, will include a family fun walk/run, a ribbon cutting, refreshments, and prizes.

It's being arranged in conjunction with the Live Well, Live Atchison organization.

Construction of the biking and walking trail began in late February.

The highly apparent construction of the near mile and a-half trail has been ongoing since that time, stretching from the intersection of U.S. Highway's 59 and 73 to Raven Hill Road, near the Atchison Hospital.

Grant funds, available if used for that location only, made the project possible.

It was given approval by the Atchison City Commission in November of last year.

The more than $1 million project was awarded $1.17 million by the Kansas Department of Transportation in the pedestrian and bicycle facilities category of the Transportation Alternatives program.

The City was also awarded $55,000 in funding from the Sunflower Foundation grant for the project.

Cost to the City was estimated around $135,000.

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