Friday, June 8, 2012 - 5:31pm
Greenway opens in New Castle
Updated Friday, June 8, 2012 - 5:33pm
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| WDEL's Amy Cherry explains |
Biking and walking between Wilmington's riverfront and New Castle will soon be a lot easier.
WDEL's Amy Cherry explains.
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A six-mile path through nature will soon connect Wilmington with New Castle.
For now, a two-mile stretch or Phase 1 of the New Castle Industrial Track Greenway Trail is complete.
"Our goal is to launch 'Once Upon a Trail' in some of parks, where children, like yourselves, can walk along the trail, read a book, and also do some exercise," says Clark.
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The trail was built by DelDOT with $1 million from the federal government. State Transportation Secretary Shailen Bhatt says you can expect more trails like this one.
"It is not entirely possible for you to get on your bike safely now and go from one end of the state to the other. and we're going to get there on that. How can we make Delaware a biking mecca for the East Coast?" asked Bhatt.
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The second phase will be two miles from the north side of I-295 to the southern edge of the Christina River.
The third phase covers two miles between Russell Petersen Wildlife Refuge marsh to the existing Wilmington Riverfront walkway.
The full Greenway is expected to be complete this summer.
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