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[Kevin Heber]

Attached and below is the list of TE awards announced today.
Congratulations to the recipients!
 
Kevin Heber
Greenways Foundation
Communications Chair
kevin at indianatrails.org
317-410-0755
www.greenwaysfoundation.org <http://www.greenwaysfoundation.org/> 
www.indianatrails.org
 
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*	Multi-Use Trail in Posey County:  A $1 million award to the City of
Mount Vernon will fund construction of a 2.4 mile long segment of the Bend
on the Ohio Trail along 8th Street, College Avenue and Water Street.  The
project also includes construction of a new trailhead in Brittlebank Park
with parking, bike racks and restrooms.  
*	Multi-Use Trail in Evansville:  A $1 million award to the City of
Evansville will fund construction of a 2.7 mile segment of the Burdette
Park-USI Trail from the University of Southern Indiana campus southeast to
Nurrenbern Road.  The project also includes benches, emergency call boxes,
trash containers, signage and restrooms.
*	Multi-Use Trail in Fort Wayne:  A $967,166 award to the City of Fort
Wayne will fund construction of the Pufferbelly Trail, an extension of the
Fort Wayne Greenway System.  The multi-use trail will begin at the
intersection of Fourth and Clinton Streets and extends north to Fernhill
Avenue.  A spur from the primary trail will travel west to Franke Park, the
Fort Wayne Children's Zoo and Franke Park Elementary School. 
*	Multi-Use Trail in LaGrange County:  A $517,530 award to the Town of
Shipshewana will help fund a 4.6 mile segment of the Pumpkinvine Nature
Trail from the Elkhart/LaGrange County Line to the Shipshewana Visitor's
Center.  The project also includes signage, benches, bike racks and trash
containers. 
*	Multi-Use Trail in Elkhart County:  A $999,489 award to the Town of
Middlebury will fund construction of a 1.2 mile segment of the Pumpkinvine
Nature Trail.  This portion of the trail begins at Wayne Street and extends
south/southwest to U.S. 20.  The project also includes signage, bike racks,
benches and trash containers. 
*	Multi-Use Trail in DeKalb County:  A $512,000 award to the City of
Auburn will fund the construction of the 1.2 mile Rieke Park Recreational
Trail.  The project begins near the intersection of North and Indiana
Streets and continues north through Rieke Park to Betz Road.  The project
also includes drinking fountains, benches, bicycle racks and landscaping. 
*	Multi-Use Trail in Elkhart County:  A $300,854 award to Elkhart
County will help fund the construction of a 2.4 mile segment of the
Pumpkinvine Nature Trail from York Drive in Middlebury eastward to the
Elkhart/LaGrange County Line.  The project also includes signage, benches
and trash containers.
*	Multi-Use Trail in Schererville:  A $1 million award to the Town of
Schererville will fund the construction of 2.3 miles of the Pennsy Northwest
Trail from Schererville Town Hall south to Rohrman Park.  The project also
includes signage, landscaping, a gateway shelter and parking. 
*	Multi-Use Trail in Crown Point:  A $524,000 award to the City of
Crown Point will help fund the construction of 1.65 miles of the Penn-Erie
Greenway multi-use trail from 93rd Avenue south to Summit Street.  The
project also includes parking lots, bridges, tunnels, restrooms and signage.
*	Multi-Use Trail in Cass County:  A $1 million award to the City of
Logansport will fund a 2.4 mile section of the Historic Mill Race Trail from
the west end of Little Turtle Waterway east to Riverside Park.  The project
also includes the construction of a trailhead at Stonewall Park, signage,
water fountains and rest rooms. 
*	Multi-Use Trail in Tippecanoe County:  An $811,784 award to the City
of West Lafayette will fund the construction of a 1.06 mile extension of the
Wabash Heritage Trail that will travel along North River Road, Happy Hollow
Road and Happy Hollow Park.  The project also includes the construction of a
new trailhead in Happy Hollow Park. 
*	Canal Boat Replica in Carroll County:  A $550,392 award to the City
of Delphi will help fund the construction of a replica canal boat and
related support structures to preserve and interpret the historic Wabash and
Eerie Canal.  The boat will be located at the Interpretive Center in
Delphi's Canal Park. 
*	Bridge Rehabilitation in White County:  A $455,200 award to the City
of Monticello will fund the rehabilitation of a historic two-span Whipple
Truss bridge over Lake Freeman and the Tippecanoe River.  The 454-foot
bridge is believed to be the longest Whipple Truss bridge in existence.
*	A $1 million TE award to the City of Richmond will fund construction
of a 5.4 mile segment of the Cardinal Greenway Trail in Wayne County from
Round Barn Road to Davis Meyers Road outside of Williamsburg.  The project
also includes signage, a trailhead and bicycle racks.  The new portion of
the trail will connect to the rest of the 70-mile Cardinal Greenway Trail
that stretches through five Indiana counties.  
*	Beech Grove Greenway Trail in Marion County:  A $999,990 award to
the City of Beech Grove will fund the construction of a 1.8 mile paved
greenway trail and trailhead.  This portion of the new trail system will
begin at the intersection of Main Street and 13th Avenue and run southwest
to Sarah Bolton Park.  The new trailhead at Sarah Bolton Park will include
restrooms, a shelter house, parking and lighting. 
*	Monon Trail Extension in Hamilton County:  A $1 million award to
Hamilton County Parks will fund the purchase of land from the abandoned
Monon rail corridor for the future extension of the Monon Greenway multi-use
trail in Adams Township from 216th Street to Lamong Road. 
*	Buck Creek Trail in Hancock County:  A $1 million award to the Town
of Cumberland will fund the construction of the Buck Creek Trail from the
Historic National Road (U.S. 40) northward 2.1 miles along Buck Creek,
through Lions Club Park, to the Autumn Woods development. 
*	Bridge Restoration in Hamilton County: A $609,000 award to Hamilton
County Parks will relocate, rehabilitate and reconstruct a threatened
historic metal truss bridge to provide a new pedestrian and bicycle crossing
over the White River.  The crossing will connect an established campground
in Strawtown with the new Strawtown Koteewi Park. 
*	Street Beautification in Marion County:  A $1 million award to the
City of Indianapolis will fund streetscape and pedestrian improvements along
Emerson Avenue to enhance the character and traveling experience of both
visitors and residents along this historic corridor.  Improvements will be
made from north of the Emerson Avenue / Interstate 70 interchange to south
of Washington Street.  Improvements include sidewalk improvements, the
construction of a multi-use path and landscaping. 
*	Street Beautification in Madison County:  An $872,598 award to the
City of Elwood will fund the third phase of a street beautification project
in the city's Central Business District.  The streetscape will add historic
lighting fixtures, traffic calming devices, benches, sidewalk enhancements,
landscaping and a new park. 
*	White River Greenway Construction in Delaware County:  An $836,623
award to the City of Muncie will fund the construction of a 1.54 mile
section of the White River Greenway Trail connecting the Cardinal Greenway
to the White River Corridor at Heron Overlook and a new trailhead that will
act as the eastern gateway to the city along State Road 32.  
*	Street Beautification in South Muncie:  A $677,526 award to the City
of Muncie will fund the Muncie Southside Gateway Project to enhance the
motoring public's trip into the city.  The project includes decorative
lighting, landscaping, street art pieces, an entry arch, median enhancements
and more along Madison Street from 28th/29th Streets to Walnut Street.
*	Multi-Use Trail in Dearborn County:  An $800,000 award to the City
of Aurora will fund the relocation and improvements on the Lesko Park Trail,
connect the trail to the Ohio River Greenways System and renovate the Lesko
Park Trailhead. 
*	Bridge Relocation in Harrison County:  A $262,500 award to Harrison
County will fund the relocation of the Rothrock Mill Bridge to Indian Creek
Trail to serve as a pedestrian-bicycle bridge over Indian Creek.  The
Rothrock Mill Bridge is an 160-foot steel bridge built in 1915.  The bridge
originally carried Rothrock Mill Road over the Blue River. 
*	Pedestrian Bridge in Clark County:  A $1 million award to the City
of Jeffersonville will fund design and construction of a Hanging Bridge Ramp
access to the Big Four Bridge over the Ohio River.  The bridge will provide
pedestrians and cyclists a safe way to travel between Jeffersonville's
portion of the Ohio River Greenway and Louisville's Waterfront Park. 
*	Street Enhancements in Decatur County:  A $1 million award to the
City of Greensburg will fund Lincoln Street Corridor Enhancements in
Greensburg from south of the Interstate 74 / State Road 3 interchange to
First Street.  Improvements include enhanced walkways, historic walk
plaques, improved crosswalks, landscaping and decorative street lights.

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