Construction began on the Houston Parks Board's San Jacinto Greenway project in mid-January. The project will create green space in an area that has historically flooded along the West Fork of the San Jacinto River.
When completed, the greenway will consist of a roughly 2.5-mile trail from Woodland Hills Drive at River Grove Park to Burning Tree Court near the Forest Cove community, according to a Feb. 8 news release from the Houston Parks Board. The $3.94 million greenway will feature hike and bike trails, seating areas, native flora, directional signage, and trash cans and recycling bins.
The trail will be a mix of new, 10-foot-wide concrete trails as well as existing pavement that may be wider than 10 feet, according to Houston Parks Board officials. Construction on the greenway will take roughly 12 months to complete, and contractors will begin construction east end of the trail at Woodland Hills Drive, officials said.
The greenway will also include parking for parkgoers in the former Riverview Townhomes at Forest Cove community, per the release. The townhome community has been abandoned since Hurricane Harvey in August 2017, and the Harris County Flood Control District has been slowly buying out the property to make way for the greenway, as Community Impact Newspaper previously reported.
