NEW! Grant Wood Trail Construction project to be completed this spring
Posted:1/22/2019
Linn
GRANT WOOD TRAIL UPDATE:
January 2019 update:
We are nearly complete with this phase of the Grant Wood Trail Project. This spring, we will finish the small parking lot along the trail at Secrist Road. Additional seeding will also take place along the trail area. Thank you for your patience!
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August 2019
Enhancements to the Grant Wood Trail are underway. The trail surface and drainage ditches will
all be reconstructed throughout this 3.25 mile segment. The
stretch from Hwy 13 to Waldo’s Rock Park will be paved with concrete providing a
connection to the park. The remaining
segment easterly to Oxley Road will have a limestone granular surface and a
wider turf shoulder along the north side.
Construction of this area is scheduled to begin August 13 with project completion anticipated for next Spring.
This area will experience intermittent and significant closures over the next several months. We will continue to provide updates here at www.linncountyparks.com
View Grant Wood Trail Construction Map here
A small parking area is also being created at Secrist Rd at Creekside RD
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2/1/2018
The Grant Wood Trail will be closed from
February 5 for approximately three weeks from Highway 13 to Oxley Road due to brush
and tree clearing along the trail. This action is taking place in
preparation for trail construction later this year. Linn County
Conservation will bid the trail construction project this spring with work expected
to begin in August. The Trail will be hard surfaced from the Highway 13
underpass to Waldo's Rock Park in Marion, which is approximately 1/2
mile. The remainder of the trail, nearly 3 miles, will be graded with a
compacted gravel/limestone screening surface with an adjacent grass trail to
Oxley Road. Estimated cost for this project phase is $950,000.
This segment has been identified by the Linn County Conservation Board for future hard
surfacing. Keep checking back for
further updates.
