ATTACHMENT 2

 

GREENWAY MASTER PLAN PROJECTS

Description and Preliminary Cost Estimates

 

Greenway Segment

Land Needs

Construction Costs: Preliminary Estimate

Morgan Creek (Highway 15-501 to Smith Level Road)

  • Length: About 1 mile
  • Trail Surface: Paved
  • Construction Issues: Multiple bridges
  • Other Factors: 1996 Open Space bond funds available for remaining land needs; anticipate obtaining remaining land needed by end of 2003

Town has land for 50 percent of trail; remaining land expected to be in hand by end of 2003

$3,000,000

Upper Bolin Creek (Airport Road to Carrboro)

  • Length: About 1 mile
  • Trail Surface: Paved
  • Construction Issues: Retaining walls, bridges
  • Other Factors: Master plan needed for segment alignment, which will determine amount of land needed and where.

 

Town would need to acquire land or easements in several areas

$2,000,000

Bolin Creek (Community Center Park to Fordham Blvd)

  • Length: About .5 mile
  • Trail Surface: Paved
  • Construction Issues: Fairly easy terrain
  • Other Factors: Town would need to negotiate to buy easement through two condominium developments

Most of the land is not in Town’s control

$350,000

Bolin Creek (Fordham Blvd to Little Creek)

  • Length: About 0.5 mile
  • Trail Surface: Paved
  • Construction Issues: Relatively simple terrain, some drainage issues
  • Other Factors: Would need University’s cooperation where greenway crosses University-owned land

Entire segment crosses either Town or UNC owned property

$350,000

Upper Booker Creek (Homestead Park to Weaver Dairy Road)

  • Length: About .5 - .75 mile, depending on alignment
  • Trail Surface: Paved
  • Construction Issues: No bridges

Town has all land required

$350,000

 

Greenway Segment

Land Needs

Construction Costs: Preliminary Estimate

Connector between Upper Booker and Rail Trails

  • Length: About 0.5 mile
  • Trail Surface: Paved

Town has all land required

$250,000

Booker Creek (Fordham Blvd to Little Creek)

  • Length: About 1 mile
  • Trail Surface: Paved, with sections of boardwalk
  • Construction Issues: Drainage, wetlands, soils; will require at least 1 bridge

Combination of Town and University land

$1,500,000

Little Creek (Junction of Bolin and Booker Creeks to Pinehurst Drive)

  • Length: About .5 mile
  • Trail Surface: Pavement and boardwalk
  • Construction Issues: Some simple terrain, but wet; 1 or two bridges required

Some property needed near Pinehurst Drive; remainder in Town control

$500,000

Little Creek (Meadowmont to Durham)

  • Length: About 0.5 mile
  • Trail Surface: Boardwalk and natural surface trail

1 piece in private ownership; wait till developed

$50,000

Dry Creek (Perry Creek Road to Erwin Road)

  • Length: 0.75 mile
  • Trail Surface: Paved
  • Construction Issues: At least 1 bridge needed

Town has all land required

$500,000

Dry Creek (Erwin Road to Eastowne)

  • Length: 0.5 mile
  • Trail Surface: Predominantly boardwalk; natural surface remainder

Town has all land required

$400,000

Dry Creek (Erwin Road to Durham)

  • Length: About 0.75 mile
  • Trail Surface: Majority paved, rest boardwalk

Town has all but one piece of land required

$500,000

Rail Trail (Airport Road to I-40)

  • Length: About 4 miles
  • Trail Surface: Paved
  • Construction Issues: Several bridges would be required; many unknowns

Town has most of land needed from Homestead to Eubanks Roads.

$4,000,000

North Trail (Rail Trail to Erwin Road)

  • Length: About 5.25 miles
  • Trail Surface: Pavement for about 2.75 miles; rest unpaved (1.5 miles)

Town has only a small percentage of land required

$2,000,000

Total: Preliminary Construction Cost Estimate

 

$15,750,000

50% of Total (Rounded)

 

$8,000,000