Trail Construction Information

The City of Fayetteville has a 9 member trails construction crew that is dedicated to building trails as part of the Transportation Division. 

The in-house trails construction crew has proven to be a very cost effective way to rapidly build trails in Fayetteville.  The trails construction crew works exclusively on constructing trails under the design guidance of the City's Trails Coordinator.  Since the creation of the trails construction crew in 2005, over 14 miles of multi-use trails have been built in Fayetteville.

  City of Fayetteville Trails Construction Crew

Trail Construction Projects

Lake Fayetteville Trail Extension to the Botanical Gardens

The trail construction crew has just completed the extension of the Lake Fayetteville Trail from the current end point near Hwy 265 south to the Botanical Gardens.  This project includes a new 140 foot span bridge over Clear Creek.  This phase of trail is 1.6 miles in length, extending the existing 2.73 miles for a new total of 4.33 miles of paved trail at Lake Fayetteville.  The existing nature trail will remain seperated from the paved trail with some enhancements in places. 

Lake Fayetteville Trail Extension

Mud Creek Trail Extension at Old Missouri Road

One of the most requested trail projects will be the first trail project of 2010 at the eastern end of Mud Creek Trail at Old Missouri Road.  This project will extend Mud Creek Trail up and to the existing Old Missouri Road Bridge and connect to Sweetbriar Drive along the west side of Old Missouri Road.  The project will include narrowing the drive lanes on the existing road bridge to incorporate the 10 foot wide trail.  A new crosswalk with flashing caution lights will also be included at the intersection of Sweetbriar and Brookhaven Streets.  The City of Fayetteville was awarded a $60,000 grant through the Recreational Trails Grant Program for this project.