Active transportation and recreation

Avon Creek Greenway Extension

Avon Creek Greenway Extension trailhead at Second Avenue and South Belvedere Avenue


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Verified Project Information

Summary

The Avon Creek Greenway Extension is a City of Gastonia project extending the existing Avon-Catawba Creeks Greenway in the Second Avenue and Belvedere Avenue area. It adds a multi-use path, sidewalks, curb and gutter, grading and related street improvements through the City's 2022 transportation bond program.

Current stage: Contract awarded.

Current condition: Active.

Key Facts

Estimated Cost

No overall project cost is published.

Latest Progress

2026-06-16: A June 2026 Gastonia council record and secondary meeting transcript report a $471,085.43 contract award to Quinn Sales, Inc. for the Avon Creek Greenway Extension. The reviewed evidence does not establish that physical construction had begun by the research date.

Project Leaders

City of Gastonia
Project owner, Project sponsor

Project Funding

Funding type: Public ยท Status: Allocated

Other funding contributors: City of Gastonia

Timeline

  1. City awards greenway extension contract

    A June 2026 Gastonia council record and secondary meeting transcript report a $471,085.43 contract award to Quinn Sales, Inc. for the Avon Creek Greenway Extension. The reviewed evidence does not establish that physical construction had begun by the research date.

    Stage after event: Contract awarded
  2. City advertises construction bid

    The City invitation to bidders solicited construction proposals for the Avon Creek Greenway Extension from Second Avenue to Belvedere Avenue, with a public bid opening scheduled for January 29, 2026.

    Stage after event: Funded or programmed
  3. City reports bid advertisement and summer 2026 target

    The City reported that the Avon Creek Greenway Extension was moving toward bid advertisement and expected completion by summer 2026. The later bid invitation and contract award supersede the earlier procurement expectation but do not establish construction start.

    Stage after event: Funded or programmed
  4. Extension enters Gastonia transportation bond program

    The City of Gastonia identified the Avon Creek Greenway Extension among projects supported by the voter-approved 2022 Transportation General Obligation Bond program.

    Stage after event: Funded or programmed

Geography

Project site / location

  • Gastonia, NC
  • Gaston County, NC

Affected / impact geography

  • Gastonia, NC
  • Gaston County, NC

Map

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Solid geometry is exact. Dotted geometry and dotted-outline markers are approximate. Multiple markers may show independently verified locations; they are not connected and do not establish a route or alignment.