{"id":79259,"date":"2022-01-27T15:45:42","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T20:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=79259"},"modified":"2022-01-28T14:12:36","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T19:12:36","slug":"ppj-trail-sees-surface-improvements-more-riders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/ppj-trail-sees-surface-improvements-more-riders\/","title":{"rendered":"PPJ cycling trail sees surface improvements, more riders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each year, the annual activity report for the PPJ cycling trail is presented to the council of mayors, giving the rundown on the state of the former rail bed that stretches from L\u2019Isle-aux-Allumettes to Bristol.<\/p>\n<p>MRC Pontiac engineer Kim Lesage spoke with CHIP about the 2021 report, which was adopted at the meeting last week. She said that they had added nine bicycle repair stations at points along the trail as part of a project involving students from \u00c9cole secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge in collaboration with Carrefour Jeunesse Emploi Pontiac.<\/p>\n<p>They also had a granular recharge of stone dust along a 10 km stretch of the trail between the Eighth Concession in Clarendon to the outskirts of Campbell\u2019s Bay, as well as ditching operations where needed.<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-79259-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Clip-Kim-Lesage-ppj-report.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Clip-Kim-Lesage-ppj-report.mp3\">https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Clip-Kim-Lesage-ppj-report.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>The trail is financed through MRC funds, 50 per cent of which are reimbursed through a grant from the provincial Route Verte fund. Lesage said that this year they are also applying to the Programme d\u2019aide financi\u00e8re aux infrastructures r\u00e9cr\u00e9atives et sportives (PAFIRS), a joint federal-provincial fund for construction work.<\/p>\n<p>Though they haven\u2019t attempted a formal count of users over the past summer, Lesage said that anecdotally, she thought the trail had been busy this year.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-79259-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Clip-Kim-Lesage-trail-usage.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Clip-Kim-Lesage-trail-usage.mp3\">https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Clip-Kim-Lesage-trail-usage.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>She said that this summer, their work to improve the surface of the trail would continue where they left off, going from Campbell\u2019s Bay, Litchfield and Davidson.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The full interview with Lesage is available below:<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each year, the annual activity report for the PPJ cycling trail is presented to the council of mayors, giving the rundown on the state of the former rail bed that stretches from L\u2019Isle-aux-Allumettes to Bristol. 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