Sandy Springs opens trail segment linking river, Roswell Road

Sandy Springs council members left to right John Paulson Jody Reichel Melissa Mular Mayor Rusty Paul Sandy Springs Conservancy Chairman Jack Misuari council member Andy Bauman and City Manager Eden Freement cut the ribbon on the Springway Trail Photo by Bob Pepalis Sandy Springs cut the ribbon on May to officially open a -mile section of its Springway Trail system which connects Morgan Falls Overlook Park to Roswell Road via Orkin Lake Melody Kelley the city council member whose district includes the trail and park stated the trail has a human benefit She announced the million spent on this trail segment the funds spent to build the new police headquarters and municipal court and funds for the Roswell Road North Boulevard project represent more than million spent in the north end of Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul announced the -mile trail segment includes an eight-to -foot-wide multi-use paved trail with retaining walls a top-down boardwalk across Orkin Lake drainage structures pedestrian bridges roadway realignments landscaping and trail signage In contemporary times we celebrate not just a finished segment but progress toward a greater vision laid out in the Sandy Springs Trail Master Plan Paul stated This plan calls for miles of trails linking schools parks three MARTA stations and countless neighborhoods and businesses Paul revealed the city worked with the Georgia Department of Natural Tools the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Foundation and the city s partner the Sandy Springs Conservancy The Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Foundation awarded a million grant for the trail segment A long boardwalk crosses Orkin Lake on the Springway Trail segment that starts at Morgan Falls Overlook Park and travels past the Chattahoochee River and the city s dog park before reaching Orkin Lake Photo by Bob Pepalis Paul revealed the city didn t know there was rock under Orkin Lake when it began construction of the trail which increased the cost and delayed the project Jack Misiura chairman of the Sandy Springs Conservancy noted it was a big day for the district because it was an example of what the organization represents building partnerships with city functionaries staff and other interested citizen groups to bring places like the trail into existence The conservancy helped fund the design and its board members helped the city gain access to right-of-way from local landowners Greta deMayo executive director of the PATH Foundation acknowledged JCH Corp the contractor and Kaizen Collaborative the design association Your springway is a new way for your city deMayo disclosed a new way to build infrastructure to get people out enjoying the beauty of nature and to really have all the benefits that trails bring The post Sandy Springs opens trail segment linking river Roswell Road appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta