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READI Amount: $1,000,000
Matching Amount: $655,840
Lead Organization: Radius Indiana
Counties Directly Impacted: Clark, Lawrence, Orange, Washington
Radius Indiana will utilize READI funding for engineering design and construction management the Monon South Trail, extending from Clark County through Washington County and portions of Orange and Lawrence Counties. The 57-mile Monon South rails-to-trail path will be constructed on a former railroad line and will eventually extend 68 miles from Bedford to New Albany’s South Monon Freedom Trail.
- January 2025 Project Update: ‘More than a pathway:’ Mitchell section of Monon South Trail opens (courtesy of Southern Indiana Business Report)
- December 2024 Project Update: First section of Monon South Trail opens in Orleans; 1.27 miles ready for walkers, runners and cyclists (courtesy of Southern Indiana Business Report)
- March 2024 Project Update: Step by step: Monon South Trail on path to completion
- January 2024 Project Update: Monon South Trail planners unveil design, timeline for Phase 1 of trail construction (courtesy of Southern Indiana Business Report)


