Mary Alice Reporting –
Through a partnership, the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail will be expanded this summer.
The portion is a two mile stretch from Old Zoarville Road to the Dover Dam and is currently inaccessible through the end of September.
The partnership between the Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition, Tuscarawas County Commissioner’s and the Park Department, as well as, the Kimble Company, since they own the property where the multi-use trail will be placed.
Park Director Jesse Rothacher says construction of the path will be on an old railroad bed.
“It hasn’t been in use for a number of years as an active railroad and with modern standards, design and engineering, there’s a lot of work to be put in to establish a good base for the trail, a nice wide surface clear of obstruction.”
The goal is to continue the trail into Dover that has the goal of eventually connecting with New Philadelphia.
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