<div dir="ltr"><b>Please Cross Post</b> (earlier shared 1st announcement info with yesterday update times/dates, for any who've not seen/shared previously - thank you)<br><div class="gmail_quote">----------------------------------------------<br><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Forwarded by RQ - please forgive any duplicate posts not spotted by reviews, share as wished, disregard/delete if not interested (<b>but a plea from muni staff not to disregard closures/barricades on trails, for worker/citizen safety</b>). Thanks! (links to follow further trail close/open updates below). <br></div><div dir="ltr"><div>-----------------------------------------------</div><div><span style="color:rgb(38,40,42);font-family:sans-serif">The Durham Parks and Recreation Department (DPR) has an <b><u>on-going project to repair several miles of some of the city's oldest greenway trails</u>.</b> This project will fix decades of deferred maintenance along the City's greenway trails to improve safety, usability, and user experience. The repairs are being performed within the boundaries of the City's greenway easements and the equipment/vehicles will enter the trails from public street crossings. Below is </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125);max-width:720px">additional</span><span style="color:rgb(38,40,42);font-family:sans-serif"> information and internet resources for </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125);max-width:720px">the</span><span style="color:rgb(38,40,42);font-family:sans-serif"> project. </span><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Planned trail repair locations are listed below, in no particular order, and trails will be repaired as funding allows. </span></p></div><div><ul><li style="margin-left:15px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:11pt">Ellerbe Creek Trail -</span><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt">from Club Boulevard to Stadium Drive</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:11pt">Rock Quarry Spur/Vietnam Veterans Memorial Trail -</span><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt">from Stadium Drive to W Murray Avenue</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:11pt">West Ellerbe Creek Trail -</span><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt">from Albany Drive to Maryland Avenue</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:11pt">Warren Creek Trail -</span><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt">from Stadium Drive to Horton Road</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:11pt">Rocky Creek Greenway -</span><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt">connecting Fayetteville Street Elementary, Elmira Avenue Park and Shepherd Middle School</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:11pt">South Ellerbe Creek Trail -</span><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt">from Dacian Avenue to Club Boulevard/Ellerbe Creek Trail</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt">American Tobacco Trail (Phase D) -</span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt">from Dunhill Drive to NC 54</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt">Riddle Road Spur -</span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt">from American Tobacco Trail to Briggs Avenue</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:11pt">Renaissance Parkway Sidepath -</span><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt">from NC 751 to Fayetteville Road</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:11pt">Sandy Creek Trail -</span><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt">from Sandy Creek Park to Pickett Road</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:11pt">New Hope Creek Trail -</span><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt">from Old Chapel Hill Road to Old Chapel Hill Road Park</span></li></ul></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b><u><font size="4">For Project Information and ongoing closure/opening updates: </font></u></b></span></p></div><div dir="ltr"><div id="m_2331155583760362417m_-5046496513252813689gmail-m_-5780179806335069916x_x_Signature"><ul type="disc" style="margin-top:0in"><li style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt">DPR Home page - </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><a href="https://dprplaymore.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=285" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">https://dprplaymore.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=285</span></a></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span></li></ul><ul type="disc" style="margin-top:0in"><li style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;font-size:11pt">DPR Construction & Maintenance Page - </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://dprplaymore.org/490/Construction-Projects-and-Maintenance" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">https://dprplaymore.org/490/Construction-Projects-and-Maintenance</span></a></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span></li><li style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;display:block"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></li><li style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt">DPR Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Post Dates:</span><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></li><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;font-size:11pt">General Post about the Project on the Blog - April 11 - </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><a href="https://dprplaymore.blogspot.com/2022/04/repaving-durham-one-trail-at-time.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">https://dprplaymore.blogspot.com/2022/04/repaving-durham-one-trail-at-time.html</span></a></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;font-size:11pt">Update on Trail Closures - April 15 with detour maps</span><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;font-size:11pt">Update on Trail Closures - May 1</span><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;font-size:11pt">Update on Trail Closures - May 18</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">Updates on Trail Closures - Additional through June 24 (latest below) </span></li></ul></ul><ul type="disc" style="margin-top:0in"><li style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt">Project was featured in Bull City Today on Durham Television Network, video of it will remain available on the </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLeX6M8cvLwPfuUBI2bXZlMP5q8Mi0mk7" title="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLeX6M8cvLwPfuUBI2bXZlMP5q8Mi0mk7" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">City's YouTube page</span></a></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span></li></ul><div><div style="margin:0px"><b style="color:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-size:12pt">Current Project Schedule Information (as of June 24^th): </b></div><div style="margin:0px"><div style="margin:0px;color:rgb(50,49,48)"><span style="margin:0px;color:black"><div style="margin:0px"><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="margin:0px"><b>Recently Re-opened:</b></span></li><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="margin:0px">Ellerbe Creek Trail, between Stadium Dr and Lavender Ave.</span></li></ul></ul></div><div style="margin:0px"><div style="margin:0px"><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="margin:0px"><b>Current Closures:</b></span><span style="margin:0px"> </span></li><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="margin:0px">Ellerbe Creek Trail, between Lavender Ave and Club Blvd, is closed for repairs until June 29th.</span><br></li><li style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px">S. Ellerbe Creek Trail, between W. Club Blvd and Dacian Ave, is closed for repairs until July 8th.</span><br></li><li style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px">W. Ellerbe Creek Trail, between Albany St and Maryland Ave, is closed for repairs until July 8th. </span></li><li style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px">Rocky Creek Trail, between the American Tobacco Trail and NC 55, is closed for repairs until July 15th.</span></li><li style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px">New Hope Creek Trail, <span style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0)">between the traffic circle in the Park and Old Chapel Hill Road, is closed for repairs until July 29th.</span></span></li></ul><li style="margin:0px;display:block"><br></li><li style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><b>Upcoming Closures:</b></span></li><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="margin:0px">Warren Creek Trail, between Horton Road and Stadium Drive, is expected to be closed in early July. Please check back for specific dates and a Detour Map for recommended alternative routes.</span></li></ul></ul></div></div></span></div><div style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="color:rgb(50,49,48);margin:0px"><b style="color:black"><font size="4">To See/Receive Project </font></b></span><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font size="4">Notifications:</font> The</b> best way to obtain the most up-to-date project information is to follow</font><span style="color:black;margin:0px"> </span></span><span style="color:black;margin:0px"><b>@dprplaymore</b></span><span style="color:black;margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"> </span>on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook and to check DPR's Construction Project & Maintenance webpage: </span><span style="color:black;margin:0px"><a href="https://www.dprplaymore.org/490/Construction-Projects-and-Maintenance" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px">https://www.dprplaymore.org/490/Construction-Projects-and-Maintenance</span></a>. along with the list of other sites shown in the previous details in this message above.</span><span style="color:black;margin:0px">T</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0)">hank you to everyone that has been sharing/reposting our posts, and everyone who has been helping by observing the closures and barricades during work dates/hours to allow the repairs to proceed safely and as quickly as possible for all. </span></span><br></span></div><div style="margin:0px;color:rgb(50,49,48)"><b><span style="margin:0px;color:black"><br></span></b></div><div style="margin:0px;color:rgb(50,49,48)"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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