Construction on a connection between two well-known trails along the Anchorage waterfront kicked off with a groundbreaking ceremony Saturday.
The Tony Knowles Coastal Trail and Ship Creek Trail are both part of the city’s 32-mile Moose Loop. The connection will add another mile by routing the loop near the city’s small boat launch and away from Alaska Railroad depot on First Avenue.
“It will be really beneficial for the community, because it’s kind of this missing connection that’s been desired for a really long time,” said Aaron Jongenelen, executive director of Anchorage Metropolitan Area Transportation Solutions. “This is a really great opportunity to connect these two trails to make it a lot easier for people to get around.”
The $15.6 million trail connection project is primarily funded with state and federal dollars, secured by AMATS, which brings together such funding for city transportation improvement projects…