Toiling on the trail
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Photo by Gordon Wolf
A worker grades dirt that will become part of the T. Edwin Weiss Family Safe Routes to Schools Trail, which will be located just west of North 20th Street, go through a portion of the Northside Rec property and then head west to Denison High School. Ten Point Construction is the general contractor. The project engineer, Terry Crawford with Sundquist Engineering, said a number of people frequent North 20th Street as a walking and jogging route, and he is confident they will use the trail once it is available. North 20th Street is only 20 feet wide and has hills, which causes safety concerns for walkers, joggers and cyclists. The trail will be 10 feet wide and will be for foot traffic as well as for bicycles. Crawford said he is looking forward to the completion of the trail and the installation of signage that specifies pedestrian and bicycle use only. Signage will also honor the Weiss family, which sold the city a 30-foot strip of land along North 20th Street for the trail. The intent is for the trail to get done before winter.
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