The addition to the Spring Creek Greenway project, which spans 12,000 acres, will help to make it one of the longest connected urban forested corridors in the country, said Chris Nunes, The Woodlands' chief operating officer, at an Oct. 26 meeting.
The funds were allocated within the township's 2022 transportation initiatives budget after a nonbinding letter of intent for the project was drafted last year.
The greenway consists of an asphalt trail that will run from Creekside Park West to Gosling Road within The Woodlands, according to information at the meeting. The overall scope of the project is to create a 12-foot-wide asphalt trail that will ultimately extend 40 miles from Hwy. 59 to Hwy. 249, Community Impact previously reported.
The $5 million will help to fund bridges and crossings, Nunes said. The project is expected to be completed in 2025-26, and Harris County will handle trail construction, project management, engineering and other aspects, he said.
