Riparian Trail Phase I to open Saturday, July 30, 2011

 

Phase I of the Riparian Trail has been completed and the trail will be open to the public on Saturday, July 30, 2011. Phase I of the Trail is a half mile long and is part of a 3-phase plan to construct a pedestrian/bike path which begins near the Chesterfield Family Aquatic Center and will extend to Old Chesterfield Road and eventually connecting to the Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail. Parking for trail users is available at the parking lot for the Aquatic Center. For an aerial view of the project, please click here.

The term Riparian refers to the area on the banks of a natural water course. In this case, the City is constructing a 10-foot wide crushed stone path adjacent to Chesterfield Creek. For those of you familiar with the Katy Trail, the trail surface will be similar to that. The trail alignment was carefully chosen and wooden boardwalks preserve the natural surroundings as much as possible.

On September 27, 2010, another project which relates to the Trail project began. This project is the extension of Lydia Hill Drive which will connect the existing termini of August Hill Drive and Lydia Hill Drive. Phase I of the Riparian Trail will connect to the sidewalk along the Lydia Hill Drive extension which will be completed by the end of 2011. For now, the end of the Riparian Trail Phase I project is closed during construction of the Lydia Hill Drive extension project. For updates and more information on the Lydia Hill Drive extension, please see the related web page.