Richards says there is also a fifth phase of the project, which will
connect the eastern portion of the trail to its western counterpart;
however, engineers must first overcome what he calls the “Route 66
hurdle.”
“Right now, you can’t take an uninterrupted hike because we
have the four-lane Route 66 running across the middle of the trail,”
he explains. “We’re skipping that part for now, because we figured
that more progress could be made with the land that’s already in
development.”
In Saltsburg, the limestone-du