Trail Lighting and Paving Complete - Full Trail to be Lit Up at 8:15 p.m. Tonight

Paving and lighting of the David Canny Rountree Branch Trail has been completed on budget and ahead of schedule!  All this despite challenging delays which included DNR approval of the stream bank repair plan, in addition to awaiting completion of an Ozark minnow reproduction cycle.

Howard Crofoot, City of Platteville Public Works Director; Dan Dreessens, Delta 3 Engineering Vice-President and Trail Project Manager; and Julie Neebel of IIW led the project management, design and construction efforts supported by Tom Nelson of the Platteville Community Arboretum.  This team did a superb job in leading this effort according to Gene Weber of the Moving Platteville Outdoors Steering Committee.

Tonight at 8:15 p.m. at the Dog Park on Valley Road, the final lighting circuit will be switched on fully lighting the complete trail for the first time.  First 50 people arriving will get complimentary Dilly Bars.