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$2.18 Million completes federal funding, all 26 miles, for the Cal-Sag Trail

Governor Quinn released federal funding on Saturday to build the Cal-Sag Trail down Halsted, up and over a cool new bridge, and through Riverdale:

http://www3.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?Subject...

You can see the bridge that gets funded (thanks to Gregg Calpino at SEH, Inc.) here: http://calsagtrail.org/FOCST/transform-it/

And you can raise a glass of fine Trappist ale with us at Pour It Forward this Friday to help us raise some of the money towns need to match the federal grants: http://calsagtrail.org/FOCST/event/pour-it-forward-at-rock-island-p...

Groundbreaking for the trail is June 7! Wherever you are this Friday, drink to that!

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Permalink Reply by Duppie on April 14, 2014 at 8:00am

That is good news. Is there a map that shows the future Cal-Sag trail, including its connections, and (ideally) a  timeline of when this might be completed?

Permalink Reply by Friends of the Cal-Sag Trail on April 14, 2014 at 8:47am

Hi, Duppie! The blog post "Two Miles to Go" is a pretty good guide - though of course it's now wonderfully out of date! http://calsagtrail.org/FOCST/two-miles-to-go/

Groundbreaking for the trail from Cicero Ave. west to Route 83 in Lemont is June 7. Completion date likely late October 2014. Construction bids for some eastern sections will likely be awarded in September, with construction Spring 2015. Completion of all sections likely by 2017.

Thanks for asking! And try to make it down to Blue Island on Friday and raise a toast with us!

Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on April 15, 2014 at 11:28am

Planning to join you in Blue Island on Friday to toast this milestone. Cheers!

Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on April 15, 2014 at 12:54pm
Steve Buchtel just mentioned that exciting announcement at the Illinois Bicycle Summit in Champaign. Seeing a bunch of familar Chainlink faces here!

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