Jackson MO connecting city park and civic center via Hubble Creek Trail | Southeast Missourian newspaper, Cape Girardeau, MO

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Jackson’s endeavor to connect the city park and civic center via the Hubble Creek Recreation Trail has hit the halfway point and is on track for completion.

Contractors Lappe Cement Finishing Inc. began work on the 4,600-foot section in August.

Jackson Public Works director Rodney Bollinger said via email a grant from the Missouri Department of Transportation is funding 80 percent of the project.

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Jackson MO connecting city park and civic center via Hubble Creek Trail | Southeast Missourian newspaper, Cape Girardeau, MO

MoBikeFed comment: Jackson residents and leaders, like this in Missouri communities across the state, see the value of trails and safe places to walk and bicycle.

Like many of these important community projects, major funding comes from federation transportation grants. Without this important source of funding, most Missouri communities do not have the funding needed to address their needs for safe places to walk and bicycle across the community.