March 6, at noon, at Murray Troutt Post 262, 20 Chestnut Street, Audubon, Commissioner Jeffrey Nash will join federal, state and local officials to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Camden County LINK Trail, marking the start of construction on the highly anticipated greenway that will stretch from the Delaware River to the Pine Barrens. This historic and ambitious plan will deliver another resource through the Camden County Parks Department boosting the quality of life throughout the region.
“Today is a truly historic day as we are formally beginning construction on the Camden County LINK Trail after almost a decade of feasibility studies, public meetings, and securing funding,” said Commissioner Jeffrey Nash, liaison to the Camden County Parks Department. “I am so thrilled to see this project become a reality. The LINK Trail will provide residents throughout Camden County with access to passive recreation, and enable them a safe and scenic path to walk, bike, or run throughout our beautiful county.”
This $3 million portion of the LINK Trail will connect Merchant Street in Audubon to Station Avenue in Haddon Heights, a distance of more than a mile. Construction will begin on March 8 and is expected to be completed by the end of this year.
The Camden County LINK Trail is a planned 34-mile multi-use, off-road trail designed to serve as the “spine” for a County-wide trail network, that will extend from the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in Camden to the Gloucester County line in lower Winslow Township. Along the way, the trail will travel through urban, suburban, and rural environments connecting many municipal and County parks and several downtown business districts.