Council Approves Honeycutt Creek Greenway Construction Project

Jayne Kirkpatrick, Director, Public Affairs

Prepared by: Michael Williams, Assistant Director, Public Affairs

 

For more information: Lisa Potts, Greenway Planner, 919-996-4785

 

December 4, 2012

 

Council Approves Honeycutt Creek

Greenway Construction Project

 

The Raleigh City Council today awarded a $2,957,389 construction contract for the Honeycutt Creek Greenway project to Rifenburg Construction, Inc.

 

The 5.6-mile project will connect the existing East Fork Mine Creek Trail at Longstreet Drive, with a paved surface, continuing along East Fork Mine Creek through the Summerfield North neighborhood to Strickland Road. The trail crosses Strickland Road and proceeds through the Bent Tree neighborhood and through an existing pedestrian tunnel under I-540, through Honeycutt Park along Honeycutt Road to its intersection with Durant Road. The cost for the paved portion of the project is $2,738,299.

 

At the intersection of Honeycutt Road and Durant Road the trail transitions to an unpaved natural surface which will connect to the existing unpaved 60-mile South Shore Trail and the Dr. Annie L. Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park. The cost for the unpaved portion of the project is $219,160.

 

The total project will be funded by the proceeds from the 2003 and 2007 Parks and Greenway Bond Referendum.

 

For more information, visit www.raleighnc.gov and enter “Honeycutt Creek Greenway” in the search window, or call 919-996-3285.

 

 

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