The County of Bucks broke ground earlier this month on the Neshaminy Greenway Trail at Core Creek Park in Middletown Township.
The project includes a one-mile trail within the park that will link existing trails to the intersection of Woodbourne and Ellis Roads. Once complete, the trail will be part of the Delaware Valley’s 800-mile bicycle trail network known as “the Circuit.”
“This is just another example of making government work for the people of this county in a way that benefits them,” said Commissioner Chair Bob Harvie.
Commissioner Bob Harvie & Director of Transportation Planning Rich Brahler
Credit: Bucks County Government
The trail is planned to run adjacent to Lake Luxembourg along Tollgate Road.
Unique to trails in Bucks County, this extension will include a 150-foot floating boardwalk where the trail crosses a tributary of Core Creek.
The Neshaminy Greenway Trail is planned to one day follow Neshaminy Creek, linking communities and recreational facilities at the creek’s beginning near Chalfont Borough with its confluence at the Delaware River.
Bucks County’s Planning Commission led planning for the project with support from the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission.
Engineering firm Gilmore & Associates, Inc., performed design work on the project. Construction will be handled by James D. Morrissey.
Drone view of Greenway Trail Project Credit: Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC)
Design costs for the trail were funded by PennDOT’s Act 13 Marcellus Legacy Fund and construction costs will be funded through PennDOT’s Transportation Alternative Set Aside Program.
The project will cost approximately $3.2 million to construct and is expected to be completed within 12-18 months.
Click here for more information about the project and to follow its progress.
Video from Bucks County Government
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