Image courtesy of Macknally Land Design and Goodwin, Mills, and Cawood.
0912 Shades Valley Greenway plans
The newest plan for the Shades Valley Greenway has rerouted the Phase III segment to cross a bridge over Lakeshore.
Newly revised plans for Phases II and III of the Shades Creek Greenway were unveiled at an open house at the Homewood Senior Center on August 14.
Citizens were able to review the new drawings and talk with representatives of the city as well as architects and engineers from Macknally Land Design and Goodwin, Mills, & Cawood.
Phase II will extend the greenway along Shades Creek under I-65 behind Wildwood and terminate across from John Carroll Catholic High School. Phase III will cross Lakeshore Parkway and extend to West Homewood Park.
The construction on Phase II is estimated to begin in 2014, said Keith Strickland of Goodwin, Mills, & Cawood.
The latest plan revised Phase III to cross Lakeshore Parkway with an elevated bridge in the Wildwood area. The greenway will run adjacent to Hooter’s restaurant then across the Lakeshore behind Lowe’s. From there it will enter West Homewood Park from the south by the soccer field, instead of from the west like in previous plans.
Engineers are currently working with federal guidelines to get the details of the greenway plan approved. Federal funding will cover 80 percent of the project and local funds 20 percent.
When the greenway is completed, you will be able to walk, run or bike from Colonial Brookwood Village to West Homewood Park.
