Barnegat Branch Trail

Barnegat Branch Trail

The Barnegat Branch Trail is a rail trail in New Jersey.

The trail occupies a convert|15.6|mi|adj=on abandoned rail corridor in Ocean County, New Jersey, that extends from Barnegat Township to Toms River.cite news| url=http://berkeleytimes.micromediapubs.com/news/2007/0919/front_page/083.html| title=Work To Begin On 15-Mile Trail From Toms River To Barnegat| work=Berkeley Times| date=2007-09-19| ] The trail, is being built along the abandoned Barnegat Branch Division of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, which stopped service on the line in 1977. [cite news| author=Bennett, Don| title=OFFICIALS UNVEIL RAILTRAILPARK PLAN PRICE TAG WILL BE AT LEAST $9.4M| work=Ocean County Observer| date=2007-08-28] The trail will be developed in three phases.

Phase I of the trail, connects Burr street in Barneget to County lane in Waretown; a length of about convert|2.6|mi|adj=oncite news| title=Rail trail construction proceeding| work=Asbury Park Press| date=2008-10-05| ] ; work on this inaugural section was completed in the Fall of 2007. [cite news| author=Schweiger, Tristan| title=RAIL-TRAIL WORK WILL BEGIN IN SEPTEMBER BARNEGAT-WARETOWN SECTION WILL BE FIRST| work=Asbury Park Press| date=2007-08-28] The trail surface is stone dust, typical of rail-trails, with a convert|10|ft|adj=on easement.

Phase II of the trail project is a planned stretch of convert|6.6|mi|adj=on that would connect County Lane in Waretown with South street in Lacey. Construction is slated to begin on a portion of the Phase II section in the Fall of 2008 with a convert|6000|ft|adj=on section of pathway between Pancoast road and Wells Mills road in Waretown.

Phase III of the trail project is a planned stretch of convert|4.4|mi|adj=on that would connect South street in Lacey with the Berkley-Beachwood boarder.

Controversy

A convert|1.9|mi|adj=on segment of the trail right-of-way has been the focus of an ongoing battle to build a bypass roadfor Route 9. Lacey officials are proposing a shared road-walkway for this section of the trail.

References

External links

* [http://www.planning.co.ocean.nj.us/transp-railtrail.htm Official Trail web site]
* [http://www.laceyrailtrail.org/ Affiliate web site]


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