Section of Deckers Creek Trail OPEN for a few weeks, leaf blowing, and more

[ERT - Mike Breiding]

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Good afternoon trail friends!

Please be aware and share- just posted on MRTC FB-  https://www.facebook.com/monrivertrails

1) Starting TODAY, the Deckers Creek Rail-Trail is OPEN for a few weeks on the section being resurfaced from the Greer Deckers Creek Plant (mile 9.5) to the Masontown Trailhead (mile 13.5) at Sand Bank Road. This resurfacing of a 4-mile stretch of trail with compacted limestone will continue on Monday, Dec. 8. Thank you to crew from WVDOH Cenforce for this work! Please be alert to changing surface conditions in the work zone.

The Deckers Creek Rail-Trail Restoration project is partially funded by a grant from the Federal Highway Administration’s Transportation Alternatives Program which is administered by the West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways. The 20% match to this grant is provided by the Monongalia County Parks and Trails Levy and donations to the Mon River Trails Conservancy.

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Rail-Trail Things to come

1) The leaf blowing machine will return in December to blow leaves off of rail-trail.

2)  Work continues on upgrading the drainage and surface on the Mon River Rail-Trail from mile 24 (Opekiska) to mile 29 (Pricketts Fort State Park). The trail will be OPEN but make sure equipment operator sees you before going through the work zone. 

3) Elsewhere- Sheepskin Trail, public comment on trail bridge over Nilan Road.  Taking public comment until December 3.  Penn DOT- https://www.pa.gov/agencies/penndot/projects-near-you/district-12-projects/sheepskin-trail-nilan-bridge

The railroad bridge was removed to fix drainage in the road and now is a much longer span. It is located between two curves and a dip in the road makes it unsafe to have trail users cross the road. 

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Happy Fall!  Ella

Ella Belling
Executive Director
Mon River Trails Conservancy
P.O. Box 282
Morgantown, WV 26507
http://montrails.org
304-692-6782