1ST avenue trail - north of broad

The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded $467,990 under the Recreational Trails Program (CFDA 20.219) on January 13, 2022 to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development for the 1st Avenue Trail - North of Broad project. The funding will support design, construction, and landscaping of a new recreational trail and associated amenities in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Specifically, grant funds will cover professional design and engineering services, grading and drainage work, installation of a compacted asphalt trail with safety edges and native landscaping. The project will also include seating areas with benches and litter receptacles. Upon completion, the new trail will provide recreational opportunities for both motorized and non-motorized trail users in the specified area of Lake Charles.

Project description

Scope: this portion of the 1ST avenue trail - north of broad to I-10 to be constructed by way of the following: a) professional design consultants to prepare the project design and construction documentation of the planned trial and amenities. The project to be advertised and bid through the city of lake charles public bid process. B) the trail project improvement area to be graded to meet safe topographic and drainage conditions, and as needed upgraded subsurface drainage connections. C) the trail to be constructed with compacted subbase material, 4' asphalt pavement, and containment edge material. D) the trail amenities to include seating nodes, with durable metal benches, and nearby metal litter receptacles (in-kind and donations.) E) the trail landscape improvements are plann to use native trees. Common bermuda hydro-seeded mix to be used to be applied where construction damaged landscaping.