Active transportation and recreation

Southfork Crooked Creek Greenway

US 74 and South Fork Crooked Creek corridor to Crooked Creek Park, Indian Trail, NC


Funded or programmedActive

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

  1. 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 programmed
  2. Right-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 programmed
  3. Town 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 programmed
  4. Transportation 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 programmed
  5. Town 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 programmed
  6. State 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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