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SUMMIT COUNTY - A groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the start of construction for the first phase of the Swan Mountain Recpath will occur on Mon., Aug. 21. This public ceremony will begin at 2 p.m. at the Lowry Campground access road off of Swan Mountain Road. Signs will be posted on the road showing the location of the ceremony.
"We are excited to start construction on the Swan Mountain Recpath," said Brad Eckert, Summit County Open Space and Trails Resource Specialist. "Considerable planning and fundraising efforts have been under way the past decade to make this project a reality."
The Swan Mountain Recpath will complete the recpath loop around Dillon Reservoir, connecting the areas of Keystone/Snake River Basin and Breckenridge/Upper Blue River Basin. It is identified as a top priority in the Countywide Comprehensive Plan. The current Summit County Recpath system surrounds Dillon Reservoir on three sides, but no recpath connection exists on the eastern side of the reservoir. Currently cyclists must share the narrow, winding and busy Swan Mountain Road with motorized traffic.
The first phase, known as the Lowry Section, includes 1.67 miles of 10- to 12-foot wide paved recpath with a maximum grade of 7 percent. It will connect Royal Coachman Boulevard in the Summit Cove neighborhood with Swan Mountain Road to the north of Sapphire Point. Cyclists will avoid 2.2 miles of Swan Mountain Road when the Lowry Section is completed.
Alpine Engineering, Inc., of Breckenridge designed the Lowry Section and will serve as project manager. Stan Miller, Inc. of Breckenridge will construct the project. The Lowry Section is scheduled for completion by September 2007.
Construction costs for the Lowry Section are $2,006,117. Funds have been raised from both public and private sector sources, including the Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado State Parks-State Trails Program, Summit County Government, U.S. Forest Service, Town of Frisco, Town of Breckenridge, Summit Foundation, Lenzmeier-Williams Advised Fund, Anschutz Foundation, Bikes Belong, Team Evergreen, Everist Materials LLC, FirstBank and hundreds of individuals and businesses that donated money. Special recognition goes to the Northwest Colorado Council of Governments Foundation and the Friends of the Swan Mountain Recpath for their private sector fund raising efforts.
Summit County Open Space and Trails is currently pursuing grant opportunities for design and construction on the second phase, which will bring the recpath to Sapphire Point. "Key to this next section, like the Lowry Section, will be private contributions," said Eckert.
Interested individuals and businesses can find more information about the future phases, including how to make donations, at the Friends of the Swan Mountain Recpath website at www.swanmountainrecpath.com.
- Daily News staff report
"We are excited to start construction on the Swan Mountain Recpath," said Brad Eckert, Summit County Open Space and Trails Resource Specialist. "Considerable planning and fundraising efforts have been under way the past decade to make this project a reality."
The Swan Mountain Recpath will complete the recpath loop around Dillon Reservoir, connecting the areas of Keystone/Snake River Basin and Breckenridge/Upper Blue River Basin. It is identified as a top priority in the Countywide Comprehensive Plan. The current Summit County Recpath system surrounds Dillon Reservoir on three sides, but no recpath connection exists on the eastern side of the reservoir. Currently cyclists must share the narrow, winding and busy Swan Mountain Road with motorized traffic.
The first phase, known as the Lowry Section, includes 1.67 miles of 10- to 12-foot wide paved recpath with a maximum grade of 7 percent. It will connect Royal Coachman Boulevard in the Summit Cove neighborhood with Swan Mountain Road to the north of Sapphire Point. Cyclists will avoid 2.2 miles of Swan Mountain Road when the Lowry Section is completed.
Alpine Engineering, Inc., of Breckenridge designed the Lowry Section and will serve as project manager. Stan Miller, Inc. of Breckenridge will construct the project. The Lowry Section is scheduled for completion by September 2007.
Construction costs for the Lowry Section are $2,006,117. Funds have been raised from both public and private sector sources, including the Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado State Parks-State Trails Program, Summit County Government, U.S. Forest Service, Town of Frisco, Town of Breckenridge, Summit Foundation, Lenzmeier-Williams Advised Fund, Anschutz Foundation, Bikes Belong, Team Evergreen, Everist Materials LLC, FirstBank and hundreds of individuals and businesses that donated money. Special recognition goes to the Northwest Colorado Council of Governments Foundation and the Friends of the Swan Mountain Recpath for their private sector fund raising efforts.
Summit County Open Space and Trails is currently pursuing grant opportunities for design and construction on the second phase, which will bring the recpath to Sapphire Point. "Key to this next section, like the Lowry Section, will be private contributions," said Eckert.
Interested individuals and businesses can find more information about the future phases, including how to make donations, at the Friends of the Swan Mountain Recpath website at www.swanmountainrecpath.com.
- Daily News staff report
