McAlpine Creek Greenway: NC-51 to Johnston Road
McAlpine Creek Greenway: NC-51 to Johnston Road
November 17, 2023 Update: Mecklenburg County is beginning construction on the 1.1 mile McAlpine Creek Greenway Trail segment between the existing trail and parking lot at Johnston Road and Pineville-Matthews Road (NC-51). This project includes a new parking lot at Pineville-Matthews Road and connections to Ryder Ave, Pineville-Matthews Road/NC-51, and Johnston Road. The contractor will be Eaglewood, Inc. and project is anticipated to be complete in Mid-2025. We look forward to seeing you on the trail in 2025.
August 10, 2021 Update: Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation is providing an update on the McAlpine Creek Greenway project (Johnston Road to Green Rea Road). Due to difficulty acquiring the necessary real estate to make a greenway trail connection to Green Rea Road at this time, the Department is exploring a new trail alignment that terminates the greenway north of Highway 51/Pineville-Matthews Road (at the proposed trailhead parking lot). This alignment will include an access to Ryder Avenue, consistent with one of the options shared at the December 2020 virtual community engagement meeting (see map below). We will use any remaining project funding that would have paid for the connection to Green Rea Road to improve access to the greenway trail.
This greenway trail project is intended to expand the existing 6.5 mile McAlpine/McMullen/Four Mile system and end north of Pineville-Matthews Road. The trail will provide a large number of residential areas to the north of Hwy 51 direct access to the greenway trail that links directly to office, hotel, and retail shopping areas. Several multi-family and single family developments are among those that will be linked to the greenway system which will total 7.5+ miles when this greenway section is constructed. The project also includes a new parking lot at Highway 51/Pineville-Matthews Road.
This project is being built in partnership with the NCDOT.
Find more information on Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Capital Planning projects at: https://parkandrec.mecknc.gov/site-menu/current-projects
Thank you to everyone who attended the virtual community meeting on December 14, 2020! The video of the meeting and a pdf of the presentation can be viewed below. We will post updates about the project as they develop, but please also provide your email address below for email updates as well.
The Bannington Road Connection Bid Alternate was not accepted as the cost exceeded the project budget. This access trail will need to be constructed in the future.
Community Meeting for McAlpine Creek Greenway: Green Rea Road to Johnston Road
Join Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation to discuss the design process for the McAlpine Creek Greenway extension from Johnston Road to Green Rea Road.
Project Schedule:
Greenway Master Plan:
Additional questions? Contact:
Katie Lloyd, Senior Planner
Katie.Lloyd@MeckNC.gov or 980-266-0691