TOWN OF STILLWATER, June 2 – A 5-year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
award of  $97 million in federally funded construction projects just approved by the Capital
District Planning Commission includes $2.9 million that makes possible the long-awaited
extension of the Zim Smith county trail from its current terminus  at Coons Crossing Road in
Halfmoon, into Mechanicville. An additional $400,000 was awarded for safety upgrades to the
crossing.