Towamencin's Kriebel Road Trail Considered For More Funding

TOWAMENCIN, PA — Great news for outdoors lovers in Montgomery County: several projects in the area are being considered for additional funding, including Towamencin's Kriebel Road Trail.

The news comes as the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission's (DVRPC) Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program, which uses funds related to alternative forms of transit like walking or cycling, disburses funds to two county projects.

One of those projects is a trail which will run continuously through Abignton Township from Jenkintown to Rockledge, where it will connect with the Pennypack Trail. The route will pass by Abington Friends School, Abington Arts Center, Alverthrope Park, Manor College, and Huntingdon Pike's commercial stretch, the county said.

The program recently awarded about $8 million in grants to 10 trail projects statewide, including two in Montgomery County (the other aims to extend the Cynwyd Trail in Lower Merion).

More pertinently to the rest of the region, DVRPC also recommended funding be allotted to several other Montgomery County trail projects in the near future, including:

• Corinthian Trail – Hatboro Borough
• Limekiln Pike Multimodal Safety Initiatives – Upper Dublin Township
• Lower Salford Sidewalk for SR 113 and Park Ave. – Lower Salford Township
• I Love You and Your Brain Too Bike Helmet Safety – Partnership TMA
• Kriebel Road Trail – Towamencin Township
• Main Street Pedestrian Improvements – Schwenksville Borough
• Whitpain Twp. Trail Network Core Connector III – Whitpain Township
• City Avenue Project – City Avenue Business Improvement District

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