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| NO MOTORIZED VEHICLES ALLOWED !!! |
This past week, work began in earnest to make the formal connection to the Fred Meijer Flat River Valley Rail trail at Foreman Road in the City of Lowell. First, the railroad folks showed up and removed the rail crossing in Foreman Street. While a bit of a gravel mess now, they have met with the City staff and are planning to pave the area as well as install new curbing on both sides. Contrary to some observations, the pile of concrete you see there now is the old narrow sidewalk that was removed in front of Metric Manufacturing and is being replaced with the new 10 ft. non-motorized trail. (hmmmm.... on second thought, it would serve as a very effective barrier from keeping cars off of the rail trail however....)
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| Cherry Creek Elementary |
Base gravel is now in place on the Foreman Street section in front of Cherry Creek Elementary and Metric Manufacturing. You'll see that we aligned the trail under the trees in front of the school to add a bit of shade for those really hot days!
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| Example Block Wall |
Lots of activity along Alden Nash Road with the installation of the storm sewer system and preliminary grading for the trail. Work has started on two small retaining walls along this route. Speaking of block walls, the steel sheet piling that was to be the wall on the north end the Alden Nash section, south of Foreman, will now be a more attractive block wall. This change is being made due to interference from the overhead power lines that made it difficult to install the sheet pile walls.
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| Waiting for the trail to be done ! |
Each day brings more exciting buzz from local residents excited about the trail. The die hard walkers are out everyday using the gravel base when they can, eagerly looking forward to the day when they can safely get their 5 mile loop in without walking in the street!
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| Storm Sewer Work |
Don't forget the 20th annual
Michigander Bike Tour is coming to Lowell on July 19th. Follow the Michigander in this great article series in the
GR Press. If you are not riding, please stop by the Fairgrounds and welcome the riders and partake in the festivities! We are hoping that with the soon to be completed rail trails and our scenic LARA trail, the Michigander will want to make Lowell a regular part of their itinerary.
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| MICHIGANDER BIKE TOUR |
2 comments:
Can we walk on the gravel sections now or is it better not to?
Can't wait for the hard top to be done so I can pull out the stroller and take the baby for a spin!
It's OK to use the gravel sections (at your own risk :) ), it won't harm them. Just limit your walks to after hours/weekends and be careful as all the ramps aren't connected.
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