Forest County trail, hub project to start

From staff reports

Work on the 4 Seasons Trail and Multimodal Hub project in Jenks Township, Forest County, is scheduled to start soon.

This project includes the construction of a 6-mile segment of trail following the existing railroad bed and a trail hub to serve cyclists, snowmobiles and equestrians.

A trail hub will be created at the old train station in Marienville.

The addition of these trails will provide a link to several pre-existing trails, including the North Country Trail, Knox To Kane Trail and the Allegheny National Forest trail system.

Construction is expected to begin Monday, weather permitting, and is expected to be completed by early November.

The contractor is IA Construction of Franklin. The contract cost is $1,196,169, which is to be paid entirely with federal funds through the Transportation Alternative Set-Aside program.

This project is being done through a collaboration between PennDOT and Jenks Township.