In honor of Earth Day, newly sworn-in Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced plans to build a new bike and pedestrian path connecting the Capital City Trail with the Glacial Drumlin Trail.
""The need for this missing trail link has been highly recognized by bicyclists for more than a decade,"" Parisi said in a statement.
Up to 80 percent of the planning costs will be covered by a grant from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, while the rest will be paid for by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. However, the actual construction of the project will require additional grants.
""Historically, this trail connection has shown up as one of the most requested projects in all of Dane County among the bicycling community,"" Parisi said. ""It is extremely exciting to see this trail so close to now becoming a reality.""
