Current Improvements: While part of the TRRP, Mancini Park functions as a neighborhood park for residents to the south of the Tuolumne River who live in the immediate vicinity of the park. After reviewing the existing park layout, the update will encompass revisions to the park site to include locating the restroom and play areas closer to Herndon Road, revising the open turf and ball field areas, incorporating heritage learning areas into the park site and providing a transition from native tree and shrub plantings near the Tuolumne River influence to the developed park.

Schedule: Design update began March 2008, public meetings were held in August 2008 with approval of the final design and master plan update scheduled for 2009. For more information, call (209) 571‑5573 or e-mail lholt@modestogov.com.

In May 2008, the contractor has completed Phases III and IV of the Virginia Corridor Trail from College to Roseburg Avenues, and from Orangeburg to Granger Avenues. George Reed, Inc. completed the installation of this latest section of the bike and pedestrian trail in July, including landscape and site furnishings such as benches, tables, path lighting and “neighborhood trail entrances” at the street intersections. The $3.35 million contract was largely funded by a $2.87 million State Urban Parks grant.

The Parks, Recreation and Neighborhoods Department has hired a consultant to design and prepare construction documents for Phase V of the project from Granger to Bowen Avenues, including a new pedestrian and bike bridge over Briggsmore Avenue. The consultant and staff have held two public design workshops for this project in order to develop a design that is functional, aesthetically pleasing and has a positive impact on the neighborhood. Construction for this phase is anticipated to commence in February 2010 and will take 14 months to complete.

Phase VI of the project will continue the trail from Bowen Avenue to Woodrow Avenue in North Modesto, for a total trail length of 2.65 miles. Phase VI is anticipated to start construction in April of 2010.

For more information, call (209) 577‑5437 or e-mail bford@modestogov.com.

To find out how you can help the Virginia Corridor Trailway project, click here. ]]> http://liquidneon.net/modesto/?feed=rss2&p=140 3 http://liquidneon.net/modesto/?p=138 http://liquidneon.net/modesto/?p=138#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:47:40 +0000 admin http://liquidneon.net/modesto/?p=138 The Tuolumne River Regional Park (TRRP) consists of over five-hundred acres of parkland that runs along seven river miles of the Tuolumne River from the Mitchell Street Bridge east to the Carpenter Road Bridge in Stanislaus County. Five major areas make up TRRP, including the Legion Park/Airport Area, the Gateway Parcel, Mancini Park, the Dryden Park Golf Course Area and the Carpenter Road Area. These areas include developed park sites in Legion Park and a riparian habitat in the Gateway Parcel. The park is being built through a joint powers agreement with the City of Modesto, City of Ceres and County of Stanislaus. Click here for more information (view the TRRP Gateway Precise Plan — Summary Report or the Master Plan at the bottom of the Parks section).

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