Macon-Bibb County and NewTown Macon have been selected to proceed to the next step in a process for a $92,000 grant from the Federal Recreational Trails Program that is administrated by the Department of Natural Resources. The grant will allow the Ocmulgee Heritage Trail to be built from the south side of Amerson River Park to the Riverside Cemetery portion of the Trail.
 
Macon-Bibb County, NewTown Macon, the Macon Water Authority, and other partners supporting different parts of the Trail will hold a press conference on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. The press conference will be held at the roundabout by the Bragg Jam Canoe Takeout in Amerson River Park. Details of the trail extension – and what it will mean to the ongoing work to connect neighborhoods with a pedestrian and bike friendly route – will be discussed at that time.