Appreciating the outdoors, expanding trails despite corona
In Rehoboth Beach, the addition of flexible pylons on the Rehoboth Avenue drawbridge has made the crossing much safer for cyclists. DENNIS FORNEY PHOTO
Dennis Forney December 31, 2020
One of the bright spots in the blizzard of suffering brought on by the coronavirus pandemic is an expanded appreciation for being outdoors. There has never been more outside dining and socializing, more appreciation for sunrises and sunsets, sunlight and starlight – the ever-present beauty of nature.
In Delaware’s Cape Region and farther out in Sussex County, the impressive and expanding system of trails beckons to ever-increasing numbers of people ready and willing to get outside for walking and bicycling.
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December 23, 2020
SUSSEX CO., Del. – A Delaware nonprofit is sharing details about a new pedestrian and bike bridge that they’re hoping will be built over Route 9 in Sussex County.
The bridge would connect the Lewes to Georgetown Trail that currently passes through the intersection of Cool Spring Road and Route 9. The Sussex County Land Trust expects this to become a publicly funded project with private sector support.
They believe if this bridge is built it would help alleviate some traffic safety concerns and possibly make this trail system more of a destination as the area continues to grow. “In that area, you see a lot of the neighborhoods that have been recently connected by this expansion, they’re really using those trails so we would expect the same thing here. Folks nearby to be getting on this trail and maybe some people driving to this location to literally bike intro Rehoboth to Lewes, that whole trail network,” says Mark Chura, the Executive Director o
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The Sussex County Land Trust its actively pursuing a project to construct a pedestrian/bicycle bridge over Route 9 to connect legs of the Lewes-to-Georgetown Trail.
During a report to Sussex County Council at its Dec. 15 meeting, Executive Director Mark Chura said the bridge would be similar to one over Route 24 at Baywood Greens Golf Course in Long Neck. He said as popularity of the trail increases rapidly, a safer crossing of the busy road is needed. The trail currently ends at the Cool Spring Road-Route 9 intersection, but will eventually continue from there to Georgetown.
“I can t tell you this will actually happen,” Chura said. “But, this trail s volume of ridership is tremendous; it s an amazing resource.”
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