The City of Pierre has a received a grant of over $360-thousand to add a designated walking path next to the causeway road that stretches between Steamboat Park and LaFramboise Island.
Tom Farnsworth, Parks and Recreation director, says the new, 10 foot wide concrete path fits in with the town’s comprehensive plan to improve both safety and walkability.
Farnsworth expects the new connector path along the causeway will spur increased use in that part of Pierre.
The grant from the South Dakota Department of Transportation will pay up to $364,715 for the project and requires an 18% match– or $80,330–from Pierre. The city plans to budget the project in 2022.
The Parks Dept. maintains approximately eight miles of trails. The city’s trails connect to trail systems owned by the State of South Dakota and the City of Fort Pierre. Through these connecting trail systems, people can travel from the Oahe Downstream Recreation Area located near the Oahe Dam, through Fort Pierre and Pierre, to the Farm Island Recreation Area located east of Pierre.
2021 SDDOT Transportation Alternative grants awarded to communities with a population over 5,000 are:
- Pierre: A 10-foot wide concrete shared-use path on Poplar Avenue along the causeway, connecting the existing Lewis and Clark Trail in Steamboat Park to the South Dakota State Park entrance at La Framboise Island. TA Funding: $364,715
- Spearfish: A 10-foot wide asphalt shared-use path along McGuigan Road and Old Belle Road from Tumble Weed Trail to the south side of the reserve on Higgins Creek sub-division at Russell Street, connecting the trail at Tumble Weed Trail to the existing trail system in the development at Russell Street. TA Funding: $400,000
- Brandon: A 10-foot wide concrete shared-use path along Redwood Boulevard from the existing sidewalk by Split Rock Creek to S Chestnut Boulevard and along S Chestnut Boulevard from E Redwood Boulevard to Oakhill Circle. TA Funding: $400,000
- Sturgis: An eight-foot wide asphalt shared-use path along Lazelle Street from Apollo Place to the existing path on Moose Drive. TA Funding: $400,000
2021 SDDOT Transportation Alternative grants awarded to communities with a population under 5,000 are:
- Wagner: A five-foot wide concrete sidewalk in Wagner along the north side of 2nd Street from Walnut Avenue to Front Avenue. TA Funding: $400,000
- Canistota: A five-foot wide concrete sidewalk along the north side of Pine Street from 3rd Avenue to 7th Avenue, along the east side of 5th Avenue from Main Street to Pine Street, along 5th Avenue from Pine Street to the city park and pool, along the west side of 7th Avenue from the nursing home to Pine Street, and along the east side of 7th Avenue from Pine Street to Ash Street. TA Funding: $201,597
- Dell Rapids: A 10-foot wide concrete shared-use path along the west side of 474th Avenue from W 10th Street to W 7th Street. TA Funding: $400,000
- Wanblee: A 10-foot wide concrete shared-use path along S.D. Highway 44 from Wanblee Mart to the existing trail at Washabaugh Avenue. TA Funding: $400,000
- LaPlant: An eight-foot wide concrete shared-use path along S.D. Highway 212 from the LaPlant convenience store to 1st Avenue. TA Funding: $400,000
- Wakpala: A 10-foot wide asphalt shared-use path along S.D. Highway 1806P from Prairie Avenue to S.D. Highway 1806. TA Funding: $398,527
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