The Tennessee Department of Transportation
(TDOT) and the Town of Monteagle have approved the
contract for construction of Phase II of the Mountain Goat
Trail between Monteagle and Sewanee. Construction is
due to begin by August 1st.
Monteagle Mayor Marilyn Campbell Rodman said, “My thanks first to God, and then to those who began this project eight years ago—April Alvarez, Clayton Rogers and Iva Michelle Russell—as well as those who’ve carried the project forward. I’d also like to thank Lisa Dunn and TDOT for their help.”
“After a great deal of hard work by many, many people, Phase II of the Mountain Goat Trail is about to become a reality,” said Janice Thomas, board president of the Mountain Goat Trail Alliance (MGTA). “We are so grateful to the mayor and aldermen of Monteagle for making this happen,” she said.
The three-mile Phase II section of the trail will extend from the Dollar General store in Monteagle west to the current terminus of the trail on Highway 156 in Sewanee. It will create a five-mile walking and biking path linking the towns of Monteagle and Sewanee.
Monteagle Mayor Marilyn Campbell Rodman said, “My thanks first to God, and then to those who began this project eight years ago—April Alvarez, Clayton Rogers and Iva Michelle Russell—as well as those who’ve carried the project forward. I’d also like to thank Lisa Dunn and TDOT for their help.”
“After a great deal of hard work by many, many people, Phase II of the Mountain Goat Trail is about to become a reality,” said Janice Thomas, board president of the Mountain Goat Trail Alliance (MGTA). “We are so grateful to the mayor and aldermen of Monteagle for making this happen,” she said.
The three-mile Phase II section of the trail will extend from the Dollar General store in Monteagle west to the current terminus of the trail on Highway 156 in Sewanee. It will create a five-mile walking and biking path linking the towns of Monteagle and Sewanee.
The Phase II project is being funded by a TDOT
Transportation Enhancement grant. The MGTA funded
five years of engineering and development costs totaling
more than $140,000 with the help of many individuals
and private foundations. At the June 30 Monteagle City
Council meeting, MGTA board members presented the
Town of Monteagle with a check for $85,843.68 toward
construction costs for the project.
Local contractor Blevins Enterprise of Grundy County submitted the winning bidof $640,179.69 for the project. The Mountain Goat Trail is a rail-to-trail community outdoor recreation project to convert an abandoned rail- road right-of-way into a multi-use recreational corridor between Grundy and Franklin counties on the Cumberland Plateau in Middle Tennessee. When finished, the trail will be 35–40 miles in length, climbing from Cowan onto the Cumberland Plateau and passing through the towns of Sewanee, Monteagle, Tracy City, Coalmont, Gruetli-Laager and Palmer.
For more information go to <www.mountaingoattrail.org>.
Local contractor Blevins Enterprise of Grundy County submitted the winning bidof $640,179.69 for the project. The Mountain Goat Trail is a rail-to-trail community outdoor recreation project to convert an abandoned rail- road right-of-way into a multi-use recreational corridor between Grundy and Franklin counties on the Cumberland Plateau in Middle Tennessee. When finished, the trail will be 35–40 miles in length, climbing from Cowan onto the Cumberland Plateau and passing through the towns of Sewanee, Monteagle, Tracy City, Coalmont, Gruetli-Laager and Palmer.
For more information go to <www.mountaingoattrail.org>.
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