Multi-Use Trail along CSAH 7

Beltrami County has been awarded a $770,000 grant from the Minnesota Safe Routes to School program to help cover the costs of constructing a multi-use trail along CSAH 7 from the Bemidji High School entrance to the Gene Dillon School entrance.  This project, SAP 004-607-026, follows the 2025 effort that brought a trail along CSAH 7 from the roundabout at Jefferson Ave SW to the Bemidji High School entrance.

Project location along CSAH 7 from the Bemidji High School entrance to the Gene Dillon entrance.

The Safe Routes to School program improves safety, reduces traffic, and improves air quality near schools through a multidisciplinary approach that is structured around the 6 E's: Evaluation, Education, Encouragement, Equity, Engagement and Engineering.

You can learn more about the Safe Routes to School program by visiting the SRTS page of the Minnesota Department of Transportation website.

Grant: MnDOT Agreement No. 1062760, Safe Routes to School Infrastructure Program, SAP 004-607-026 construction of a multi-use trail along CSAH 7 from Bemidji High School to Gene Dillon Elementary School.

Agency Leadership: Bruce Hasbargen, Beltrami County Engineer, 218-333-8173, bruce.hasbargen@co.beltrami.mn.us

Grant Manager: Samantha Collins, Highway Accountant, 218-333-8173, highway@co.beltrami.mn.us