Howard County to receive $1.5M in state funding for trail projects

SUPPORT TRAIL PROJECTS...COUNTY EXECUTIVE CALVIN BALLANNOUNCING TODAY 1-AND-A-HALF-MILLION DOLLARS IN STATEFUNDING FOR THE PATAPSCOREGIONAL GREENWAY AND SAVAGEMILL TRAIL.

PATAPSCO REGIONALGREENWAY SPUR CONNECTINGELKRIDGE TO THE GUINNESSBREWERY IN BALTIMORE COUNTY250-THOUSAND DOLLARS WILLSUPPORT REPAIRS TO THE SAVAGEMILL TRAIL...INCLUDING THEREPLACEMENT OF COLLAPSEDCULVERTS....AND A RE-DESIGN OFTHE PICNIC VIEWING AREA.1-POINT-2...5- MILLION DOLLARSWILLSUPPORT A SPUR OF TPATAPSCO REGIONAL GREENWAY...THAT WILL CONNECT ELKRIDGE TOTHE GUINNESS BREWERY INHALETHORPE "The trail willalso further ouradministration's vision of amulti-modal connected HowardCounty.

We'll be providing newpedestrian and bicycle accessconnecting Howard andBaltimore Counties via ascenic bridge crossing overthe Patapsco river." THE MONEYWILL PROVIDE THE LOCAL MATCHNEEDED TO SECURE A STATTRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVESPROGRAM GRANT.

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