Masonboro Loop Trail

• Project typeMulti-use Path
• Project valuePhase 1: $1.5 million; Phase 2: Contract not yet awarded
• Project scheduleConstruction on Phase 2 to begin late 2024

Overview

This 1.4-mile multi-use path will run along Masonboro Loop Road, from Navaho Trail to Pine Grove. It will connect nearby neighborhoods such as Andrews Reach and Dawning Creek Way to Parsley Elementary School and provide safe bicycle/pedestrian access to commercial areas along Masonboro Loop Road such as Masonboro Station and Masonboro Commons.

Timeline

Phase 1, a multiuse path from Navaho Trail to Masonboro Elementary School, is underway. Construction on Phase 2 (from Masonboro Elementary School to Pine Grove Drive) will begin in late 2024.

Project Benefits

• Provides safe option for many nearby residents to get to Parsley Elementary School, avoiding vehicular congestion in the area that occurs before and after school as children are being dropped off and picked up
• Maximizes use of public dollars by complementing and expanding upon existing trails
• Helps create safe connections for bicycling and walking between existing and planned trails in fast growing area
• Provides healthy, safe option to get exercise
• Provides walking/biking as another way to reach commercial areas, getting cars off congested roads
• Addresses one of the top priorities identified from citizens in neighborhood meetings held around the city earlier this year as part of city’s effort to develop long-term plan for growth

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