The City of Wabasha, the City of Kellogg, Wabasha County, Wabasha Driftskippers Snowmobile Club, and Greenfield Township have all come together to plan for a future bridge and trail link connecting the two communities.
Using grant funds from Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, Statewide Health Improvement Partnership, and Laura Jane Musser Funds, they were able to complete a feasibility study that maps out a plan and budget for a bridge over the Zumbro River and multi-use trail connecting the two communities.
The trail would be for pedestrians, bicyclists, ATV, and snowmobiles.
The feasibility study found that the proposed trail corridor would improve safety and connectivity between Kellogg and Wabasha and it would also create a critical link for students from Kellogg and Greenfield Township to walk and bike to the schools
The expected price tag to complete the entire project, is about $5 million. The group is hoping to break the project into phases and focus on the bridge connection first, estimated at $1.2 million.
The group is now determining if there could be ways to find cost savings on the bridge by reusing a bridge from another community and is looking into applying for grants to support the project.
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