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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:150%;"><h1 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 130%;">Shepard to Rollins connector of Hinkson Creek Trail to open July 1</h1>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <p style="display:inline;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The new Shepard to Rollins connector of the Hinkson Creek Trail will open July 1. The connector links the east end of Rollins Street to the Bluffdale Drive cul-de-sac.<br /><br /></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Construction of the trail began in November 2019. The 10-foot wide concrete trail crosses the Hinkson Creek and provides non-motorized transportation access from Ward 6 to the University of Missouri campus. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">An additional trail connecting to Stadium Boulevard and the Hinkson Creek Trail will be completed by Columbia Parks and Recreation.<br /><br /></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Together, the two trail projects will provide an important link in the north-south section of the 30-mile trail loop around Columbia, allowing residents north of I-70 access to the MKT Trail, the University campus and downtown Columbia. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> <br /><br /></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With the construction of the Shepard to Rollins connector complete, Parks and Recreation staff will start implementation of a tree reforestation and replanting plan. City staff will work with neighbors and interested parties to replant and restore trees and native plantings along the trail.<br /><br /></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Shepard to Rollins trail is a joint project between Parks and Recreation and Columbia Public Works GetAbout Columbia project. The construction project was budgeted at $1.83 million; funding came from federal GetAbout Phase II funds.<br /><br /></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more information, call Parks and Recreation at 573.874.7460.</span></p></div>
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