Here are my understandings based on actual observation and also a conversation today with Tony Fernandez, City of Madison Engineering bike person.
Phase 1 (blue) is paved and done, including a spur into Arbor Hills (to the north) that is not shown. Phase 2 (yellow) - south of the Grady Tract of the Arboretum and then between Belmar Hills and Dunn¹s Marsh - along with Phase 4 (dotted magenta line) - southwest and then finally crossing PD - is passable gravel southwest almost to PD although not yet paved. These phases are scheduled to be completed (paved) by Fitchburg by mid-2014. The second half of the bridge over PD (Phase 4) is due to be set in December, then put to bed until spring 2014 when work will be finished on the path itself. Phase 3 (red solid line), south of the Beltline, is still a mudhole I believe, except for the approaches to the bridge over the Beltline which are paved. The route north of the Beltline is supposed to be Phase 5, not Phase 3. Tony Fernandez informed me that the City of Madison is working with the Arboretum for easements there and has already completed an archeological survey. He suggested that the path will be completed to Fish Hatchery Road next year, 2014. This is funded in the 2014 Madison budget. The City of Madison is also working on putting together Phase 6 which will go still further northeast more or less along that same railroad corridor, to and past Park Street. I¹m a little bit hazy on Phase 6, but Tony and I talked about how that would be in the vicinity of Bowman Field which is just south of Wright Middle School. He mentioned that the Cannonball Path map referred to in George Perkins¹ e-mail which is also the one I have personally does not show Phase 4 correctly, and does not show Phase 5 or Phase 6. Mary Mullen Dunn¹s Marsh Neighborhood Association On 11/22/13 12:47 PM, "George Perkins" <[email protected]> wrote: > A big THANK YOU to the various officials who have worked diligently to make > this all happen. Until the path is open and I can ride it, I find it hard to > visualize the components being discussed. This map > (http://www.cityofmadison.com/bikemadison/documents/projectCannonball2and4map. > pdf) breaks the project into 4 phases. Can someone comment on the opening > dates for each phase? Does the bridge over PD/McKee signal near completion > status for phase 4? Did it get bumped up in priority over the other phases due > to the Hwy 151 Verona Road / Beltline intersection construction? I am a bit > confused on the timing. First I've heard of the Dawley Bike Hub > (http://city-fitchburg-wi.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=1125&m > eta_id=66685) which will include a much-needed public restroom facility > adjacent to Dane County mountain bike trails near Dunn's Marsh. These are > excellent plans - what unfinished approvals, etc., are still in the works to > make them happen? George Perkins Sent by my iCurmudgeon > TM -------------------------------------------- On Thu, 11/21/13, Dorothy > Krause <[email protected]> wrote: According to the info out of Fitchburg > and DOT, second half will go up in December, and the bridge-to-be will be put > to bed for the winter. The bridge itself is scheduled to be ready for use > around Memorial Day and the Cannonball Path (from Dunn¹s Marsh and parts > east) leading to it should be paved in July. Work has begun again on the > Dawley bike hub at Dunn¹s Marsh. I¹m not holding my breath of dates for that > yet tho. Nice to see work happening again anyway. > _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing > list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-dan > enet.org
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