[Durham INC] American Tobacco Trail Celebration Saturday

[Blalock, Amy]

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CITY OF DURHAM
Office of Public Affairs
101 City Hall Plaza
Durham, NC 27701


News Release


News Media Contact:
Amy Blalock
Sr. Public Affairs Specialist
(919) 560-4123 x 11253
(919) 475-7735 (cell)
Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov<mailto:Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov>
http://Facebook.com/CityofDurhamNC
http://Twitter.com/CityofDurhamNC


For Immediate Release: October 10, 2013


American Tobacco Trail Celebration Saturday

What:              American Tobacco Trail Celebration

Who:               City of Durham Public Works, Parks and Recreation, and Transportation Departments with support from Durham Open Space & Trails Commission, Durham Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Commission, East Coast Greenway Alliance, Performance Bicycle, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina, and N.C. Rail-Trails

When:             Saturday, October 12, 2013, at 9 a.m.

Where:            The Streets at Southpoint
                        (parking lot behind Southpoint Cinemas)
                        6910 Fayetteville Road
                        Durham, N.C. 27713

Fast Facts:
*         The public is invited to join American Tobacco Trail aficionados and City and State leaders to celebrate the completion of the trail into Chatham County, which will also include light refreshments and information tables hosted by a variety of organizations.

*         Slated to speak are City of Durham Mayor William V. "Bill" Bell; District Director Beau Mills on behalf of U.S. Representative David Price; N.C. Department of Transportation Secretary Tony Tata; and East Coast Greenway Alliance Executive Director Dennis Markatos-Soriano.

  *   Because of the continued federal government shutdown, Representative Price and Acting U.S. Surgeon General Rear Admiral Boris D. Lushniak will not be in attendance as originally scheduled.


*         This $11 million project constructed approximately 4.2 miles of new trail in addition to the nearly-complete pedestrian bridge. The purpose of Saturday's event is to celebrate the completion of the trail, the progress made on the bridge, and the many people and organizations that have supported this project since the late 1980s.

*         While the celebration was initially planned as a ribbon cutting for the bridge opening, the completion of the 270-foot-long pedestrian bridge is delayed until December 2013 due to concerns with the safety fence. The bridge is located just west of Fayetteville Road and the connection to the trail heading south is located in the parking lot near Southpoint Cinemas at The Streets at Southpoint.

*         Once the bridge is completed later this year, the American Tobacco Trail will extend from its current end point on N.C. Highway 54 at Fayetteville Road all the way to the Chatham County line.


*         Funding for the construction project was provided from a variety of sources, including federal funds from the North Carolina Department of Transportation, the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro MPO, and the City of Durham Sidewalk Bond fund. Funding for the October 12 celebration is being provided by the East Coast Greenway Alliance, Performance Bicycle, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina, and N.C. Rail-Trails.

*         To learn more about the construction project visit http://durhamnc.gov/ich/op/pwd/consproj/Pages/SW-24-ATT.aspx or contact Public Works Department Contract Management Supervisor Edward Venable at (919) 560-4326, ext. 30233 or by email at Ed.Venable at DurhamNC.gov<mailto:Ed.Venable at DurhamNC.gov>.

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