The Kennett Greenway is about to add another link in what is envisioned as a 14-mile multi-purpose trail loop throughout Kennett Borough, Kennett Township, New Garden Township and northern Delaware. Representatives from the greenway project held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Chandler Mill Trail, which will include paved pathways, a scenic overlook and streambank remediation. The project received final approval on Oct. 4, when Kennett Township supervisors awarded the $2.7 million construction contract to York-based JVI Group Inc. The company will soon begin work on building two asphalt trails from Hillendale Road to Oriole Road, and from Round Hill Road to a new, accessible overlook on the Chandler Mill Nature Preserve. The trail will include comprehensive streambank and roadway stabilization along several sections of the West Branch of the Red Clay Creek, portions of which are adjacent to Chandler Mill Road. Paving of the trail will be completed before June 30, 2024, plantings will be installed in fall 2024 and the completed trail will be open to the public by the end of 2024. When completed, it will create new walkable and bikeable connections for residents, and its northernmost segment will connect the Falcon’s Lair community to the Parrish Trail, Pennock Park and the Kennett Bike Park, which is also currently under construction. Future phases of Greenway construction will connect to the Borough of Kennett Square.
Source: Chester County Press; 11/1/2023