\u201cThe positive thing is it will provide better connectivity for the hotel,\u201d Metz said. \u201cIt\u2019s in their best interest to provide the connection to the Animas River Trail for its guests.\u201d<\/p>\n
The addition is about eight-tenths of a mile in length and represents a small spur from the main trail. It will be located on the east side of the river just south of a bridge that crosses the river.<\/p>\n
The city plans to build a larger extension of the Animas River Trail<\/a> that would extend almost nine-tenths of a mile from Bennett Street to Oxbow Park near northern city limits. That project is expected to cost about $5.9 million, a figure that doesn\u2019t include building a new pedestrian bridge at 32nd Street. The bridge could cost upward of $6 million, Metz said. The department will have a better understand how much the entire project will cost in the next phase of the project, Metz said.<\/p>\n Some residents have expressed concern about the northern river trail extension, criticizing the city\u2019s proposals<\/a> for lighting, alignment and barriers on either side of the trail.<\/p>\n