Neuse River - Anderson Point Park to Skycrest Drive

Stewart Engineering - Prime Consultant
Environmental Services, Inc. - Natural Systems Investigations
S&ME - Geotechnical Investigations
URS Corporation - Traffic Engineering
Sungate Design Group - Hydraulics

Town of Knightdale
Town of Wake Forest
North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT)

The Notice to Proceed was given in September 2011. The projects' three bridges spanning the Neuse River have all been constructed and installed. The approaches to these bridges are currently under construction. Paving is also underway on many sections of this trail.

Construction Phase

The Neuse River Corridor is the central spine of the Capital Area Greenway, which was first adopted by the Raleigh City Council in 1976. In 1996, the City completed the Neuse River Regional Park Master Plan, which is a more detailed evaluation and proposal for the development of the Neuse River Corridor as a regional linear park.

The major recommendations of the Neuse River Plan include:

• The preservation of the full width of the floodplain along the Neuse River;
• The development of a trail system within the corridor with one asphalt trail extending the entire length;
• The development of adjoining upland park areas at a spacing of 2 to 3 miles to provide various recreation opportunities and access points to the river and trail.

Since the adoption of the Neuse River Regional Park Master Plan in 1996, the City has acquired an interest in over 2,000 acres of land for park or greenway use along the river. This includes nine parcels of land that have been acquired for future parks along the corridor.

In 2007, the residents of Raleigh overwhelmingly approved a Parks and Recreation Bond Referendum that included $13 million for the development of the Neuse River Trail. The entire trail is 28 miles long and extends from Falls Lake Dam on Falls of Neuse Road to the Wake/Johnston County Line.

The Anderson Point Park to Skycrest Drive section of the Neuse River Trail is approximately 3.5 miles in length. This portion of the project consists mostly of paving an existing stone path. The project also includes the construction of three bridges - one connecting to Mingo Creek in Knightdale, one connecting to Smith Creek in Wake Forest, and one connecting Milburnie East and West Parks. The total construction cost is estimated to be $5.78 million. Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization has approved the expenditure of up to $4.495 million FY2010 STP-DA funds for this project.

The goal of this project is to complete the second segment of the Neuse River Trail (The Upper Neuse section is scheduled to be completed in September 2011). This trail will link Anderson Point Park to Milburnie East and West Parks. Also the Knightdale and Wake Forest Greenway systems will be connected to the Capital Area Greenway System.

Receive Final Approvals: October 15, 2010
Advertise for Construction: March 17, 2011
Open Bids: April 27, 2011
Award Bids: May 15, 2011
Begin Construction: September 2011
Completion: November 2012

The estimated construction cost for the entire project including contingency is $5.78 milion.