A biker makes his way down the Eagle Valley Trail near Wolcott on a warm winter day. The trail is popular with walkers and bikers and this week the Eagle County Board of Commissioners approved a financing plan to fund contruction of the final 12 miles of the paved path.
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Construction of the Eagle Valley Trail — a paved recreation path that stretches from the top of Vail Pass to the mouth of Glenwood Canyon — has been a marathon endeavor in terms of timing and dollars.
And, like a marathon, the final mile is proving to be the hardest to tackle. Actually, it is the final 12 miles of the project that are particularly challenging. But on Tuesday, the Eagle County Board of Commissioners agreed to a financing plan that will provide between $20 million and $22 million to bridge the Eagle Valley Trail’s final 12 miles.