Trinity Trail Update.pdf

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Trinity Trails Network Update

Trinity River Corridor Project Committee

June 10, 2013


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Purpose

The Purpose this briefing is to provide anoverview of:

Current status of the Trinity Trails Network

Optional alignment of All Weather Joint UseMaintenance Road / Trinity Floodway Trails

Future priorities for expanding the trailsystem

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Trinity Trails NetworkBackground Trinity Trails Network is a subset of the

Citys Trail Network System

Extends from Royal Lane near Luna in theNorth to I20 & Dowdy Ferry in the South

Hard surface trails 62.7 miles planned(7 miles in service)

Soft surface trails 15.5 miles in service

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Elm Fork Greenbelt Trails

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Trinity Floodway Trails

Trinity TrailsTiger V Application

Distance: Approx. 9 miles(Bachman Lake to Sylvan)

Trinity TrailsComplete

Distance: Approx. 1 mile(Santa Fe Trestle Trail to I35E)

Trinity TrailsFunded

Distance: Approx. 3 mile(I35E to Sylvan)

Margaret McDermott Bridge

Trinity TrailsPlanned

Distance (Approx. 10miles)

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Trinity Forest Trails

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Audubon to

ArboretumTrail

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Audubon to

Arboretum

Trail


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Trinity Floodway Trails

2012 Bond Program included $6,418,400for design & construction of TrinityFloodway Trails

Design activities in FY12-13

- Consultant award planned for August

Construction activities in FY14-15

Construction would follow the Corps

Environmental Impact Statement for the BalancedVision Plan (EIS)

EIS estimated to be complete in August 14

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2012 Bond Program Alignment


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Proposed Alignment for All Weather JointUse Maintenance Road / Trinity FloodwayTrails

To advance this trail ahead of the Corps EIS,

the 2012 Bond Program proposed alignmentcould be modified and constructed as an all

weather joint use maintenance road for: Maintenance trucks and other equipment

Pedestrians

Cyclists

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Maintenance Roads

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Culvert Crossings

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Optional Alignment for All Weather Joint UseMaintenance Road / Trinity Floodway Trails

Connects the existing delineator near IH 35 toSylvan Avenue

Avoids existing and proposed wetlands

Utilizes existing culvert crossings

Approximately 16 feet wide

In some locations, the width increases to 18-21 feet

to accommodate line of sight concerns and culvertcrossings

Culvert crossings will include 42min. railing

for safety of the pedestrian and cyclist

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Benefits of Optional Alignment

Does not require additional permits from theCorps, expediting the schedule by approximately12 months

Facilitates maintenance and levee surveillancefor operations especially during wet conditions

Construction could begin this summer becausedesign would be done by staff

Cuts down on dust

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Constraints of Optional Alignment

Does not include separation between all users

Roadway will require more maintenance thantypical trails due to location and uses

Long term, paving the existing maintenanceroad and a separate trail should be constructed.Funding is currently available for only one of

these.

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Optional Schedule IF the All WeatherJoint Use Maintenance Road/Trinity

Floodway Trails is built.

Complete in-house design July/August2013

Begin construction August 2013

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Documents

Trinity Trail Update.pdf