Richardson is weeks away from making good on a nearly two-decade-old agreement to provide a key trail corridor within a regional system.
The 1.5-mile extension of Duck Creek Trail begins at the intersection of Apollo and Plano roads and runs north along Plano. At Arapaho Road, it goes west and enters the creek corridor before proceeding north to Collins Boulevard. From there, it jogs west to connect with an existing concrete hike-and-bike trail on Collins. The $3.1 million project—paid for by federal, county and city dollars—should wrap up in November.
“When we are done with this current project, we will have fully completed the entire trail corridor that was identified in the Six Cities Trail Plan,” Parks Superintendent Kurt Beilharz said at a June meeting.
In 2001, Richardson, Garland, Plano, McKinney, Frisco and Allen entered into the Six Cities Trail Plan, which sought to create a main trail spine that could connect the six cities, Beilharz said. The original plan identified a handful of trail corridors and connection points; however, the system has grown as each city builds upon its respective trail system.
