Elizabethton approves trail connector for Main Street, Tweetsie Trail

The Elizabethton City Council has approved construction of a new, 10-foot linear path that will help connect downtown to the Tweetsie Trail. The linear path along Hattie Avenue will connect South Riverside Drive to the trail at Cedar Avenue, including a two-way bike path, road resurfacing, signage, and ADA compliant ramps, curbs, and sidewalks. The connector has been a priority of Elizabethton’s Main Street community and will allow 9.6-mile rails-to-trails path between Johnson City and Elizabethton to allow better access to downtown. The estimated cost of the project is $520,000, which will include $416,000 in federal grants and $104,000 from local funding. The project will be completed in three phases over three years. It is also part of the Johnson City Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization’s Transportation Improvement Plan.