R. Kelly Bryant Bridge Trail and Third Fork Creek Trail II

As of April 11, 2022, both the R. Kelly Bryant Bridge Trail project and the Third Fork Creek Trail-Phase II project are in design. An engineer has been selected. A timeline for bid advertisement has not been disclosed. Both projects are expected to start construction in April 2024. The original solicitation is preserved below for reference. R. Kelly Bryant Bridge Trail This bicycle and pedestrian trail will be approximately 3 miles long. It will connect the existing Rocky Creek Trail on Dakota Street north to the Drew/Granby Park located on Drew Street in Durham. The trail will connect users to an existing trail network, NC Highway 55, the proposed Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit stop on Alston Avenue, Burton Park, Burton Elementary School, East End Park, Long Meadow Park, Eastway Elementary School, Drew/Granby Park, and surrounding neighborhoods. The trail will primarily be a wide, multi-use, ADA accessible sidewalk within the public Right of Way and will transition to bicycle lanes where necessary. The trail is anticipated to cross Holloway Street, Liberty Street, Taylor Street, Morning Glory Avenue, and Angier Avenue. A portion of this trail corridor will be in the FEMA regulated floodplain. Design-to construction budget: $3,250,000 Third Fork Creek Trail Phase II This bicycle and pedestrian trail will be approximately 1.7 miles long. It will extend Phase I of the Third Fork Creek Trail that was built in 2009 and currently ends at Southern Boundaries Park. The new Phase II trail extension identified in the City's Trails and Greenways Master Plan will extend from Southern Boundaries Park north to the American Tobacco Trail connection at Otis Street. The new extension will connect users to an existing trail network, Cornwallis Road, Weaver Street Recreation Center, Weaver Street Park, and surrounding neighborhoods. The trail will be a wide, multi-use, ADA accessible sidewalk within the public Right of Way and boardwalks where necessary. The trail is anticipated to cross E. Cornwallis Road, Jesmond Street, E. Pilot Street, Wayne Circle, and E. Alton Street. A portion of this trail corridor will be in the FEMA regulated floodplain. Design-to construction budget: $2,240,000

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