An area of the proposed bike path in Flandreau at the corner of Industrial Drive and Highway 32 (Pipestone Ave.)
Kayla Charles
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By Carleen Wild,
Moody County Enterprise
The Department of Transportation has delivered a long-awaited decision on the expanded bike path project for the City of Flandreau and Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe.
The project, after years of planning and collaborative talks, will become a reality after the Transportation Alternative Program approved the $800,000 price tag for Phase 1 of a multi-stage proposed project.
Flandreau’s proposal is one of seven approved across the state in the 0-4,999 population range.
The expanded bike path plans call for an enhanced entrance to the City of Flandreau on Highway 32 from the west along with an expanded community bike path. Representatives of the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe, the City of Flandreau and the Flandreau Development Corporation along with various other community members have been discussing and collaborating on the project for almost the past seven years.
The request submitted calls for: “An 8’ wide concrete shared use path in Flandreau along 480th Ave from the path at Royal River Casino to W 3rd Ave, along W 3rd Ave from 480th Ave to approximately 350 ft West and north to W Pipestone Ave, and along W Pipestone Ave to Industrial Park Rd.”
More on the project and a proposed timeline for next steps in an upcoming edition of the Moody County Enterprise.
