LRMB Quick News Hit

From a Teton County press release I got today:

Work Begins on Wyoming 22 Pathway Project

Jackson Hole Community Pathways, a joint program of the Town of Jackson and Teton County, is pleased to announce the highly anticipated kick off to the Wyoming 22 Pathway project.  The selected contractor, Cannon Builders Inc., will begin constructing the Snake River pathway bridge this week.  Crews and equipment will begin arriving at the construction staging area at Emily’s Pond on Wednesday, March 6th.  The pathway bridge is the first segment of the Path 22 project that will, upon completion, connect the west bank of the Snake River to the Town of Jackson via a separated, non-motorized pathway.

Now, I hate press releases. Always have, always will. But I'm sharing the relevant pieces of this one, courtesy of Teton County Spokeswoman Charlotte Reynolds, because this is cool Jackson news, y'all! Basically, this is a big deal, because once the pathway's complete, I can ride from town to this neat park along the Snake River without going through the "Y" intersection.

That's where Highway 22 and Highway 89 meet up, and it is beyond sketchy to ride a bike in that area. I almost died at least twice last summer just trying to ride to a bar that's located just outside town on that highway. Also, fun fact! According to the Jackson Hole News&Guide, the paper in these parts, that intersection is the site of 30 percent of the town's bike -vs.-car accidents.

All reasons why I'll put up with press releases to know that this shit is finally going down. It'll go down slowly, because construction work. But it's going down.

Happy Tuesdays, LRMB-ers!