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Tobacco Heritage Trail Recent News Construction of Phase II, the South Boston section of the Trail, is proposed to begin Winter 2011. Construction of Phase III, the section that will connect Town of Brodnax to the Town of Lawrenceville is also proposed to begin Winter 2011 or Spring 2012. This will result in 17 miles of trail! Funding has been provided to assist in the cost of design and construction of a Trail segment in the Town of Boydton. In the Fall of 2011, additional funding will be applied for to have the Trail constructed from Washington Street to Prison Road. An updated map is located under the trail reports & maps link. Trail maps to access the phase I are provided below: THT Phase I Trail Lawrenceville Section THT Phase I Trail Brodnax to LaCrosse Section The Tobacco Heritage Trail Management Plan is available online. This plan discusses trail rules and regulations, design standards, maintenance, and other policies. The plan is located here: "Support Info." South Boston applied to the Virginia Recreational Trails program to obtain a construction grant for a portion of the Tobacco Heritage Trail within South Boston. A map of this section of Tobacco Heritage Trail is also available see the link. THT South Boston Grant Application Map The pdf version of the Final Phase I Master Plan is available on this web site in "Trail Maps & Reports" The master planning for the complete Tobacco Heritage Trail, The Overall Master Plan began in 2007! Site reconnaissance was conducted in September, October and November of 2007. The Final Tobacco Heritage Trail Overall Master Plan is available on this web site, see the trail reports & maps link. |