Maryville to townsend greenway - phase 1 - bicycles and pedestrian facility

The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) received a $248,056 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Highway Planning and Construction (CFDA 20.205) program. The funding will be used to construct a 1.25-mile shared-use path/greenway facility from an existing trailhead at Harper Ave. to Lamar Alexander Parkway along Browns Creek in Maryville, Tennessee. The multiuse path will be a minimum of 10 feet wide and utilize a former Norfolk Southern rail bed no longer in use. This project is part of the "Maryville to Townsend Greenway - Phase 1 - Bicycles and Pedestrian Facility" and is intended to enhance bicycle and pedestrian connectivity in the local transportation network. The award was granted on May 29, 2024.

Project description

Construction of a shared use path/greenway from an existing trailhead at harper AVE. (near aluminum AVE.) to lamar alexander parkway along browns creek. Trail is a multiuse path 1.25 mile in length and a minimum of 10-FT wide. IT runs primarily along an existing norfolk southern rail bed that is no longer in use and which rails have been removed.