Active transportation and recreation
Southfork Crooked Creek Greenway
US 74 and South Fork Crooked Creek corridor to Crooked Creek Park, Indian Trail, NC
Verified Project Information
Summary
The Town of Indian Trail is developing a multi-use greenway and path system connecting the US 74 area to Crooked Creek Park, with the programmed project also including a US 74 multi-use path segment.
Current stage: Funded or programmed.
Current condition: Active.
Key Facts
Estimated Cost
$5.13 million
as of 2021
Latest Progress
2026-09-22: The adopted FY2027–2031 Capital Improvement Plan lists Southfork Crooked Creek Greenway as fully funded with right-of-way acquisition as the current phase and no specified completion date.
Project Leaders
Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization
Project sponsor
Town of Indian Trail
Project owner, Project sponsor
Project Funding
Funding type: Public · Status: Allocated
Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization: $4.24 million (2021)
Town of Indian Trail: $893,131 (2021)
Timeline
Adopted CIP retains right-of-way acquisition stage
The adopted FY2027–2031 Capital Improvement Plan lists Southfork Crooked Creek Greenway as fully funded with right-of-way acquisition as the current phase and no specified completion date.
Stage after event: Funded or programmedRight-of-way plans and cost estimate approved
The Town manager's report stated that right-of-way plans and the cost estimate had been approved, and that staff would submit documents to the NCDOT portal to request right-of-way authorization.
Stage after event: Funded or programmedTown reallocates project revenue sources
The Town approved a budget-to-budget amendment reallocating $245,131 between CRTPO, Debt Service/Capital Reserve, and General Fund accounts for the US 74 Multi-Use Path and South Fork Greenway project fund.
Stage after event: Funded or programmedTransportation plan documents combined route scope
The Town's transportation master plan appendix documents EB-5723 as a combined project with approximately 0.876 miles of US 74 multi-use path and 1.402 miles of South Fork Crooked Creek Greenway, totaling about 2.278 miles.
Stage after event: Funded or programmedTown authorizes full capital project budget
The Town's capital project ordinance authorized $5,130,131 for design, right-of-way, and construction, including $4,237,000 in CRTPO funding and $893,131 in Town funds.
Stage after event: Funded or programmedState approves preliminary engineering funding
NCDOT's Board of Transportation agenda identified EB-5723 as the Indian Trail multi-use path along US 74 and the South Fork Crooked Creek Greenway and approved $145,000 for preliminary engineering, with federal and local shares.
Stage after event: Preliminary design or environmental review
Geography
Project site / location
- Indian Trail, NC
- Union County, NC
Affected / impact geography
- Indian Trail, NC
- Union 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.
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Government Sources
- Primary
- Primary
- Primary
- Supporting
- Town of Indian TrailUS 74 Multi-Use Path and South Fork Crooked Creek Greenway Project Fund – FY2025 Annual Financial Report2025-06-30Supporting
- Supporting
- Town of Indian TrailCapital Project Ordinance US 74 Multi-Use Path and South Fork Crooked Creek Greenway2021Primary
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