Mayor Kim Wolfe announced in a news release that the City of Huntington has received notice to proceed from the West Virginia Department of Highways for the design of the Paul Ambrose Trail for Health, or PATH.
On Monday, the city received nine responses to its request for qualifications from interested design professionals
"Projects such as the Paul Ambrose Trail for Health have shown a positive impact on economic development and property value," said Charles Holley, director of Development and Planning for the City of Huntington. "PATH is a positive asset that will help the city to reverse negative concerns such as obesity, poor air quality and energy consumption that currently challenge our community."
The city has identified more than $1.4 million that will be allocated toward the project that include Congestion Mitigation Air Quality , Transportation Enhancement Program, Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant, Community Development Block Grant Funds, Cabell County Commission, and private donations and fundraisers through the Rahall Transportation Institute.
The funds will be used to construct a significant portion of the 26-mile bicycle and pedestrian trail system. The city anticipates construction to begin in early 2011. Once completed, 76 percent of the population of Huntington will live within one mile of the PATH system.
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