The section of Harvest Moon Trail that runs through Wolfville’s downtown is being re-built to provide a safer, visually pleasing, linear parkway for those who wish to roll and stroll through Town.
Starting on Thursday, October 9, work includes a new 3-metre-wide concrete parkway that will run from the West end of the Wolfville Farmers’ Market to the intersection of Front and Harbourside Drive.
The remaining greenspace will be cleaned-up, levelled and landscaped and the original railway tracks will be topped with crusher dust, to provide another surface for folks moving through Town.
The trail work happening beside the Wolfville Farmers’ Market will include brush clearing. Seating and lighting will also be added as the project progresses.
Trail crossings at Elm and Harbourside will be better defined and well marked, increasing safety for both trail users and motorists. The sidewalk at Harbourside will also be connected to the existing sidewalk on Front Street.
The improvements in this corridor are intended to connect to the Main Street bike lanes, at the Recreation Hub, at 282 Main Street, at the East end of Waterfront Park. To the West, the trail will also re-connect with Main Street.
This new parkway will provide more space for people to safety share the trail and enjoy the Town’s active transportation network, which is being built to support safer rolling and strolling throughout our community.
