HUNTSVILLE — As Huntsville’s population continues to rise, city leaders are making sure residents have access to premier recreational opportunities, including expanded greenway space.
To that end, officials have announced a “Connecting the Cove” project which would add 2,100 linear feet of sidewalk connection along Caldwell Lane and a half-mile extension of the Big Cove Creek Greenway from Cranfield Road to Caldwell Lane.
The city said the project would provide a missing link to the Big Cove Creek Greenway and Huntsville’s overall greenway master plan.
However, before the project can be started, Huntsville is requesting a Transportation Alternatives grant worth $640,000 through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration.
“The alternative transportation corridor created through this project will help reduce traffic on busy U.S. 431 and takes a step toward the city’s Vision Zero goals of zero roadway fatalities and serious injuries,” said Dennis Madsen, the City’s Manager of Urban and Long-Range Planning. “Another benefit of the Connecting the Cove project is it promotes healthier modes of transportation, such as biking and walking.”
The project will enhance connectivity to residents, connecting subdivisions and schools with the intent to eventually build out Big Cove Creek Greenway and connect Hampton Cove Preschool.
It will ultimately create a walking and biking network that will connect area homes to safe and protected alternative transportation routes to school, city officials said.
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