Gov Nixon announces annual Rec. Trails grants; 47-mile Rock Isl Trail Katy/KC connection to open by December | columbiatribune.com

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A bridge on the MKT Trail with timbers that have been in place since trains stopped using the corridor will be replaced soon with a combination of federal and local funds, Gov. Jay Nixon said Friday.

Nixon visited Columbia to announce the distribution of $2.9 million in federal grants for 31 projects developing trails and outdoor recreation facilities. The city received three grants totaling $310,000, with $150,000 slated for the bridge, $10,000 for trail promotion and $150,000 for developing Norma Sutherland Smith Park adjacent to Brown Station Road in northeast Columbia.

Each grant will be matched by city funds.

Nixon also announced the latest extension of Katy Trail State Park, 47.5 miles from Windsor to Pleasant Hill, will be opened officially in December.

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Gov Nixon announces annual Rec. Trails grants; 47-mile Rock Isl Trail Katy/KC connection to open by December | columbiatribune.com

MoBikeFed comment: For more about progress on the various sections of the Rock Island Trail across Missouri, visit:

http://MoBikeFed.org/RockIslandTrail

The Recreational Trails grants mentioned in the article are funded by federal transportation funding and one of the key grants we work to defend and expand whenever federal transportation funding comes up for renewal.