Rail-Trail project expands through Woodbine

Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 12, 2012
Contact: Julie Swick
Phone: (912) 510-0464

 

Rail-Trail project expands through Woodbine

 

Woodbine, Ga. (January 12, 2012) – The County's Public Works department began construction last week with the City of Woodbine on their bike trail project, which is the second component of the Georgia Coast Rail-Trail project in Camden County.  This section of the bike path will add an additional 1.5 miles to the trail and is expected to be open by early Spring 2012.  The trail is being constructed along the old railroad bed south of the current trail in Woodbine.  Public Works is able to recover railroad rock from this project which will be used to offset and cover the costs of the County's participation in order to make this a budget neutral event as approved by the Board of County Commissioners.

 

In June 2010, the first 3.5 miles section opened to the public in White Oak, Georgia. The project was made possible by a public-private partnership between the PATH Foundation, Coastal Georgia Rails-to-Trails, Camden County's Public Work Department, and the Public Service Authority. Camden County and the PATH Foundation were awarded the 2011 Public-Private Partnership of the Year award presented by the Association of County Commissioners of Georgia for the Coastal Georgia Rail-Trail section in White Oak.

 

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