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| I decided to see how the construction was going on the newest section of the Coventry bike path today, instead of doing the club ride. I must say, it's going pretty well, but I don't think it will be done before winter arrives. |
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| I was able to go around all of the gates warning that the path was closed and I had quite a few other riders doing the same thing. |
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| Some sections are just waiting for the final top coat of pavement. |
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| Other sections aren't paved at all yet, but graded, so the riding was easy going. |
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| The trestle going over Johnson's Pond or Flat River Reservoir. |
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| I've been waiting for years to be able to cross over the pond. |
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| RT 117 below, our normal route when we're riding in this area. The bike path is so much nicer and flatter. |
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| There were quite a few other bridges on the route, to my surprise. |
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| This is a major crossing with a lot being built on the left. The stone dust trail is for horses and parallels the path. |
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| Fabulous views along this new section. |
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| Here's a better view of the horse trail on the right. |
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| Here is where I decided to stop and head back, even though there was still a couple of miles to go. |
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| I didn't want to climb down the embankment and cross that stream. It didn't stop other riders though, you can see the planks they put across the stream. |
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| I talked to a rider that has been riding this new section for a couple of months, he said these footings were just poured this week. This is why I don't think the path will be done before winter arrives. Hopefully I'm wrong. |
