Work set to begin on Trinity Trail link to River Legacy, part of planned DFW bike path
A bike trail that will connect Fort Worth and Dallas is taking another step closer to completion.
Fort Worth and Arlington are teaming up to build a section of the trail along Trammel Davis Road that will cross Greenbelt Road and connect the Trininty Trail to the River Legacy Park trails in Arlington.
The project will include a new bridge across the Trinity River.
It is the latest section of the 66-mile long DFW Discovery trail, which will connect Fort Worth to Dallas through Arlington, Irving and Grand Prairie.
The project is expected to cost $4.5 million and be completed by September 2025, according to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
Some of the cost will be paid by the city of Arlington, said Joel McElhany, an assistant director with Fort Worth’s parks and recreation department.
The city is also partnering with developer Ken Newell to build a section of the trail connecting Precinct Line Road to Greenbelt Road.
When completed, cyclists and pedestrians will have their own pathway to get from downtown Fort Worth all the way to Grand Prairie.
The trail connection to Dallas isn’t expected to be completed untill 2028, according to the North Central Texas Council of Governments.
A section along Trinity Boulevard connecting the CentrePort Trinity Railway Express Station to the Mike Lewis Trail in Grand Prairie is scheduled to start construction in 2026, and will be the final link in the trail connecting Fort Worth to Dallas.
This story was originally published September 13, 2024 at 1:24 PM.
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