Shared-Use Non Motorized (SUN) Trail Network coming to Fort Pierce and St. Lucie County
FORT PIERCE,FL (treasurecoast.com) – Construction of a new trail is underway through the Indian Hills Recreation Area. This joint project will help bring the Shared-Use Nonmotorized (SUN) Trail Network to Fort Pierce and St. Lucie County.
The construction project will create an improved north-south multi-purpose path through the recreation area from the Indian Hills Golf Course to south of Savanna Road. This will be the first of several SUN Trail segments planned in St. Lucie County that will eventually establish an 18-mile route of the East Coast Greenway from North Hutchinson Island to Jensen Beach. A joint project between St. Lucie County (grant applicant), the City of Fort Pierce (project manager) and the Florida Department of Transportation (funding administrator) is valued at roughly $500,000.
PRP Construction Group, LLC, of Indiantown, is the contractor who will be constructing this section of the trail. The contract time is 180 days with final completion set for Nov. 9. Work will commence at the north end near Indian Hills Drive and progress south. The trail will be 12-feet in width and approximately one mile in length.
The East Coast Greenway is a multi-purpose path that connects 15 states and 450 cities and towns for 3,000 miles from Maine to Florida. Through a series of grants from the Florida Department of Transportation and the SUN Trail Network, this area could receive nearly $20 million worth of improved trail infrastructure by 2030.
The SUN Trail Network is the statewide system of high-priority paved trail corridors for bicyclists and pedestrians. Today, the SUN Trail network includes a combination of existing, planned and conceptual multiple-use trails. It is a refined version of the Florida Greenways and Trails System (FGTS) Plan’s Land Trails Priority Network.
Located at 52 Savannah Road, the Indian Hills Recreation Area is a stormwater treatment facility designed for a 1,242-acre watershed that features passive recreation including a walking trail and exercise stations.
