Town of Garner, NC
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Photo Description: The above image shows a map with the project location circled.
Project Scope: This project includes design and installation of a 1.75-mile multi-use greenway path and 130-foot pedestrian bridge along Buffaloe Road, connecting the White Deer Park greenway to the Vandora Springs Drive roundabout. This multi-use path will connect several neighborhoods to nearby parks and events.
Funding Source: 2021 Parks and Recreational Bonds and LAPP Funding
Design Consultant: WithersRavenel
Current Status (updated February 2026): Design is underway and documents are under review with NCDOT.
Project Schedule (tentative and subject to change):
| Feasibility Study | Completed 2019 |
| Feasibility Study Update | Completed 2022 |
| Survey & Prelim Design | Completed Spring 2023 |
| 30% Design | Completed Summer 2023 |
| Public Meeting | September 12, 2023 |
| 65% Design | Completed Fall 2024 |
| NCDOT/LAPP Review | Completed Feb 2025 |
| 75%/ROW Plans | Summer 2025 |
| Real Estate Acquisition (approx. 6 to 12 months) | Summer 2026 |
| 100% Plans | Late 2026 |
| Preconstruction Coordination (Utility Coordination and Permitting) | Ongoing |
| Final Design | Pending NCDOT Approval |
| Construction Authorization (LAPP Requirement) | Pending Final Design |
| Bidding | Pending NCDOT Approval |
| Start of Construction | Pending Bidding |
Town Project Manager: Lisa Rodriguez
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Public Meeting Materials from September 2023:
S Garner Greenway_Trail Alignment_Community Meeting