Powerful flowing floodwaters cracked up parts of the concrete walking and cycling surface on the hike-bike trail spanning from The Archway eastward to Fort Kearny State Recreation Area. Replacing a flood-ruined bridge and repairing trail will cost an estimated $550,000 and won't be complete until sometime in 2020.
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Although the hike-bike trail from Cottonmill Park to The Archway has reopened, walkers and cyclists won't be using the trail from The Archway to Fort Kearny State Recreation Area until sometime in 2020. Flowing water from the July 9 flood undercut the earthen berms on which much of the trail is built, undermining safety.
KEARNEY — A 4.8-mile section of Kearney’s hike-bike trail has reopened, but there still is considerable damage from the July 9 flood and it likely will be sometime in 2020 before the Kearney Park and Recreation Department totally reclaims the trail.
Powerful flowing floodwaters cracked up parts of the concrete walking and cycling surface on the hike-bike trail spanning from The Archway eastward to Fort Kearny State Recreation Area. Replacing a flood-ruined bridge and repairing trail will cost an estimated $550,000 and won't be complete until sometime in 2020.
Although the hike-bike trail from Cottonmill Park to The Archway has reopened, walkers and cyclists won't be using the trail from The Archway to Fort Kearny State Recreation Area until sometime in 2020. Flowing water from the July 9 flood undercut the earthen berms on which much of the trail is built, undermining safety.
