THE ALCOVY RIVER BRIDGE IS NOW

COMPLETE AND 14.25 MILES OF CONTINUOUS PAVED TRAIL IS DONE AND OPEN! ENJOY!

A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony will be held the morning of November 16 at Newton County Public Works, 65 Piper Rd, Covington, GA 30014. Watch Newton Trails Facebook and website pages for details. After the ceremony those in attendance will be encouraged to walk, cycle, or otherwise power themselves to the see the Bridge. Shuttle service will run back-and-forth from Newton County Public Works to the Bridge until 3:00 p.m. for those needing assistance.

The previously unpaved trail sections on both sides of the Bridge have been paved! The Cricket Frog Trail now includes 14.25 miles of continuous paved trail extending from Turner Lake Road on the west side of Covington to Zeigler Road between Mansfield and Newborn!

Go to Newton Trails website (newtontrails.org/cricketfrogtrail) to see the new mileage chart and map!

CONSTRUCTION OF THE ALCOVY RIVER BRIDGE AND COMPLETION OF THE PAVING IN PICTURES

Where we started

Where we started

Closed the work area

Pouring the center section

Center section done including handrails

Wooden trestles removed from ends of bridge

Foundation of one abutment

The east side span arriving

Lifting and swinging the east span into place

Setting the east span

The completed bridge

Paving the unpaved western approach

The final few feet paved and with that, 14.25 continuously paved miles are done!

MORE GOOD THINGS COMING

Extending the Cricket Frog Trail to Newborn, Georgia - Newton Trails, the Town of Newborn, and the Newton County Transportation Department are collaborating on a project aimed at extending the Cricket Frog Trail from its current terminus at Zeigler Road to a newly developing trailhead and park on Timberlake Drive in Newborn. This effort will add about 0.6 miles to the Trail and will result in a trail connection between three of Newton County's five municipalities. The necessary easements have been obtained. Newborn has begun building the trailhead. Cost estimates have been received. This project is moving forward!

HAWK Beacon signals to be installed at the Covington Bypass - Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has approved and will be installing HAWK Beacon signals where the Cricket Frog Trail crosses Hwy 36/Covington Bypass. This type of signal displays a red stop light, forcing vehicular traffic to stop, when a trail user activates the system. This will significantly improve safety at that intersection.

SAFETY REMINDERS

Trails are always used at one's own risk, but please be careful.

CYCLING HELMETS - Newton Trails encourages cyclists to always wear a helmet.

DEER SEASON - Its hunting season, please wear bright colors when using or working on trails, especially in rural areas. Get a hunting season shirt at https://www.bonfire.com/store/newton-trails/. A portion of all sales comes to Newton Trails.

STREET CROSSINGS - Please be careful when crossing any street or road.

Newton Trails appreciates all its sponsors, donors, supporters, and volunteers. Per our Donor, Sponsor, and Supporter Recognition Program (www.newtontrails.org/donor-recognition) we recognize donors who have contributed at least $500 in four consecutive Newsletters. Our January newsletter and annual report lists everyone who made a cash contribution in the previous calendar year.

Here are the sponsors and donors who have contributed since September 1, 2023. We try to get this list right, but if you see an error, please let us know at info@newtontrails.org.

DIAMOND ($10,000 or more)

Beaver Manufacturing

City of Covington

General Mills Covington Plant

George Haymons

Mayfield Ace Hardware

META

Newton County

Pratt Industries

PLATINUM ($5,000 - $9,999)

Animal Medical Clinic

GOLD ($2,500 - $4,999)

Greg and Lisa Hering

Keenan Media

Carol McGiboney

Wendell and Jane Parker

Chip and Jonna West

SILVER ($1,000 - $2,499)

Burge Club

Debra and Rich Griffith

Duane and Sheri Ford

Ginn Motors

Greg and Tamara Richardson

John and Susie Keck

Dalton and Lisa Knox

Jerry Bouchillon

Lowell Chambers and Melanie Sheets

Mark and Lisa Hanson

Michelin Tread Technologies

Miriam Wheeler

Nitro 2 Go

Norris and Francie Little

Oxford College of Emory University

Peach State Construction

Robert Stansfield

COPPER ($500 - $999)

Arnold Fund

Bridgestone Golf

Caroline Buckner

Church of the Good Shepherd

C-Town Bikes

Epic Events and Entertainment

Gary Massey Agency, Inc.

Georgia Unlimited Builders

GWES, Inc.

Greta and Monty deMayo

Hoss Fly Studios

Jan and Craig Hudson

Jeff Klebowski

Juanita Thompson

Judy and Steve Tilmont

Julie and Carter Rogers

Keck & Wood

Lavish Studios

Longleaf Hospice

LRC Promotions

MB Buckner

MG Law

Newton Federal

Peak Steel Contractors

Pete and Gail Carter

Piedmont Healthcare

Rivian

Sarah Higinbotham

Sandy and Betsy Morehouse

Scott Hubbard State Farm Insurance

Sellars Auto Solutions

Specialty Cartridge, Inc

Southern Bicycle League

United Bank

Woodstock Furniture & Mattress Outlet

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