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Riverlink 60% plans show higher costs; Cramerton officials press designers on access and structural load
Summary
Withers Ravenel presented 60% Riverlink Greenway designs July 18 in Cramerton; presenters and commissioners discussed structural design loads, emergency-vehicle access and a material-driven cost increase from $1.1 million to $1.8 million.
Designers from Withers Ravenel presented the 60% plans for the Riverlink Greenway to the Cramerton Board of Commissioners on July 18, 2023, and told members the project’s estimated cost had grown from about $1.1 million to roughly $1.8 million.
Presenters Ted Gallum and Frances Gallagher outlined design details for the trail link to the McAdenville trail and noted questions about structure design load capacity. Board members and staff discussed ensuring the route would permit emergency-vehicle access. The consultants identified a substantial increase in materials and construction costs between earlier estimates and the present 60% design.
The meeting record shows commissioners asked questions about load ratings and access but does not record a formal vote or commitment of funds tied to the new estimate. No public comments were recorded on the design at the meeting.
The cost increase was noted in the context of the town’s broader Capital Improvement Program priorities, which Town Manager Zach Ollis also reviewed at the meeting; the CIP list includes trail connections and park improvements that could influence scheduling and funding of the Riverlink segment.
No additional schedule, funding source, or contracting steps were recorded in the minutes for the Riverlink project at this meeting.
