(Screenshot from MoPac)
LINCOLN — Choosing a route for a recreation trail to fill a gap between Omaha and Lincoln took another step forward recently after the Cass County Board narrowly approved a proposed path for the connector.
The Cass County Board voted 3-2 on Nov. 5 to approve an 10-mile route between the unincorporated village of Wabash — where the Mo-Pac Trail ends — and the Lied Bridge, which spans the Platte River near South Bend, where a trail from Omaha ends.
The chosen route, which generally follows the north-south 334th Street, was identified as the preferred location by a consultant because it impacted the fewest residences — crossing only nine driveways, compared to 13 to 36 for the other four routes studied .
Public comment fielded by the trail developers, the Lower Platte South Natural Resources District Board, also favored that route.
The NRD board will vote at its 7 p.m. meeting Wednesday in Lincoln, whether to give its blessing to the 334th street route and begin the final design work.