Council awards $6.59M contract to close East Heritage Trail gap

City staff recommended Patton Construction as the best‑value bidder to build the Heritage Trail East Gap Project, which will close the walking and biking connection between Mayes and Georgetown Street and include a future bridge tie to downtown. "This one's going to be in the amount of $6,591,000," Rick told council when describing the project scope and the property already secured for the route.

Council discussed alignment, lighting and how the bridge component will follow as a separate project; staff said the property segment was provided by the Henna family and that the project will be followed by a bridge design that connects into downtown and existing trail segments. Council authorized the mayor to execute the standard agreement with Patton Construction.