Cross Charlotte Trail Segment 2: Brandywine Road to Tyvola Road

  • Project typeEconomic Development; Trails, Paths & Bike Lanes
  • Project budgetProject Budget: $26.5 million (includes all costs associated with the project such as planning and design, acquiring the right-of-way, utility relocation, consultant fees, construction, signalization, permits and landscaping)
  • Project phaseEnd of June 2023

Part of the Cross Charlotte Trail

An aerial map of the area with a green line indicating the alignment

Project Overview

This project will complete a segment of the Cross Charlotte Trail that will also be a part of Little Sugar Creek Greenway from its current end at Brandywine Road south to Tyvola Road, where it will connect to a further extension being constructed by Mecklenburg County. This segment is expected to open in the first half of 2023.

 

 

 

View this virtual fly-through video of the Cross Charlotte Trail starting at Brandywine Road behind Park Road Shopping Center traveling southward to Tyvola Road. Please note that the specific alignment of the trail, as well as features along the trail such as bridges and public art, are subject to change based on factors such as permitting, real estate acquisition and construction costs.

Design Renderings

Please note these renderings are for illustrative purposes only. Specific features could change based on alignment modifications, construction costs and other factors.

Rendering of Woodlawn Road underpass (top) and trail with safety railing near Selwyn Village community (bottom)

Above: Woodlawn Road underpass (top) and trail with safety railing near the Selwyn Village community (bottom)

650-foot-long elevated boardwalk south of Woodlawn Road (top), low bridge crossing at Franciscan Terrace (middle) and low bridge crossing at Park Road (bottom)

 Above: 650-foot-long elevated boardwalk south of Woodlawn Road (top), low bridge crossing at Franciscan Terrace (middle) and low bridge crossing at Park Road (bottom). 

Retaining walls south of Park Road

 Above: Retaining walls south of Park Road