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o�sou TH <br /> F dx <br /> :J b <br /> W eFacE � � <br /> y� a 1, a2 <br /> 1865 <br /> Office of the Mayor <br /> NEWS RELEASE <br /> Monday, August 27, 2007 <br /> 10:30 AM <br /> State OKs Riverside Trail design, work to begin in '08 <br /> Contact: Mikki Dobski, Director of Communications&Special Projects, 235-5855 or 876- <br /> 1564, or Carl Littrell, City Engineer, 235-9251 <br /> The Indiana Department of Transportation has approved the design for phase II of the <br /> Riverside Trail, which will extend the trail north from Oakwood Boulevard to the Darden <br /> Road pedestrian bridge. <br /> The new 1.45-mile segment will bring the total length of the trail to 3.2 miles from its <br /> starting point at the corner of Angela Boulevard and Riverside Drive. <br /> Approval of the design for the next phase, five weeks after the opening of the first phase, <br /> means the contract can be put out for bid this winter with construction beginning early in <br /> 2008. <br /> "The Riverside Trail has uncovered the hidden treasure of the St. Joseph River and helps <br /> South Bend lay claim to being one of the most beautiful mid-sized cities in America," <br /> said Mayor Stephen J. Luecke. "Through City Plan, residents expressed a strong desire <br /> for the kind of quality of life these trails provide, and my administration is dedicated to <br /> making an expanding system of trails like this a reality." <br /> Although phase I of the Riverside Trail officially opened July 17, the final landscaping <br /> work on the trail won't be completed until fall. Completion of phase II is anticipated in <br /> fall 2008. <br /> The first phase of the Riverside Trail cost $1.79 million to build a 9,225-foot long and <br /> 10-foot wide path. <br /> South Bend's share of the federal gas tax supported 80 percent of the project cost by <br /> means of a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. (Officially the grant is <br /> through the Federal Highway Administration Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality <br />