GOAL
ECO Trails will construct 12 miles of the Eagle Valley by December 31, 2024, thereby completing the planned 64 mile regional trail system.
PRIORITY AREA
Create a Resilient Economy
Goal Status (as of end of Q4 2022)
STATUS
1 trail mile section of the 12 has been completed by the end of 2022.
Current Status - Lead Measures (as of end of Q4 2022)
MEASURE
Acquire 70% of funding by and of Q1 2023, with a goal of reaching 100% funding ($2.5 m) by end of Q4 2023
Fundraising efforts are contingent on contract bids/awards and using funds raised to complete the cost allocations.
MEASURE
Permit approvals are required once a contractor is selected
In Q1 2022, Eagle conducted the first bid consultation event with 70 contractors for the first segment of trail expansion.
As of the end of 2022, we acquired a CDOT SUP permit for the Dotsero segment. In addition, Eagle also acquired CDOT SUP permits for the Eagle-Vail and Dowd Junction segments.
MEASURE
Once permits have been issued following selection of a contractor for each of the segment expansions, the expansions will be considered completed when work is complete.
Building/construction is contingent on the contractor bid and selection process, which began in Q1 2022.
As of the end of Q3 2022, the Dotsero segment went under construction and Eagle held a groundbreaking ceremony with the BOCC on July 12th.
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