Difference between revisions of "West Ellerbe Creek Trail"
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A longer section continuing along the creek through Westover Park, across Guess Road, under [[I-85]], and connecting with the main [[Ellerbe Creek Trail]] has been designed but not yet built. It will run through a tunnel under I-85 which was built during highway widening circa 2005 and using already-acquired right-of-way along the creek. | A longer section continuing along the creek through Westover Park, across Guess Road, under [[I-85]], and connecting with the main [[Ellerbe Creek Trail]] has been designed but not yet built. It will run through a tunnel under I-85 which was built during highway widening circa 2005 and using already-acquired right-of-way along the creek. | ||
==News== | ==News== | ||
| + | * '''2014-02-11''' [http://www.thedurhamnews.com/2014/02/11/3608983/durham-greenway-could-be-condemnation.html Durham greenway could be condemnation bound]: "...the owners of the Bed, Bath and Beyond shopping center and Costco land already donated easements, back in the 1990s. The catch is, since then the creek has meandered to a new course and the old easements are now in buffer zones where new water-quality rules prohibit any construction." | ||
* '''2007-06-06''' [http://www.bullcityrising.com/2007/06/act_now_help_co.html Act now: Help connect the North-South & W. Ellerbe Creek Greenways] | * '''2007-06-06''' [http://www.bullcityrising.com/2007/06/act_now_help_co.html Act now: Help connect the North-South & W. Ellerbe Creek Greenways] | ||
Revision as of 20:39, 12 February 2014
Earth: United States: North Carolina: Durham: West Ellerbe Creek Trail
Connections
- Northeast: Ellerbe Creek Trail (eventually)
- Southwest: Hillandale Golf Course
Sections
- existing:
- south-southwest: Hillandale Golf Course / Indian Trail Park
- north-northeast to Westover Park (Maryland Avenue) (listing)
- to be built: from Westover Park (between Guess Road and Maryland Ave.), under I-85 and ending at Ellerbe Creek Trail on Stadium Drive
- tunnel under I-85 exists
- right-of-way along West Ellerbe Creek has already been acquired
- design phase complete, but no funding for construction as of 2010-07-15
About
The West Ellerbe Creek Trail is a bicycle/pedestrian trail that currently runs from Hillandale Golf Course / Indian Trail Park (Perennial Drive) east-northeast along West Ellerbe Creek to Westover Park (Maryland Avenue) in Durham, NC.
A longer section continuing along the creek through Westover Park, across Guess Road, under I-85, and connecting with the main Ellerbe Creek Trail has been designed but not yet built. It will run through a tunnel under I-85 which was built during highway widening circa 2005 and using already-acquired right-of-way along the creek.
News
- 2014-02-11 Durham greenway could be condemnation bound: "...the owners of the Bed, Bath and Beyond shopping center and Costco land already donated easements, back in the 1990s. The catch is, since then the creek has meandered to a new course and the old easements are now in buffer zones where new water-quality rules prohibit any construction."
- 2007-06-06 Act now: Help connect the North-South & W. Ellerbe Creek Greenways