Goose Creek Trail Extension Approved

Goose Creek has hiker/biker trails running for well over 20 miles throughout the city, including several that snake through Crowfield Plantation.

But one high-profile route runs along North Goose Creek Boulevard, ending rather unceremoniously at the parking lot to the city's municipal complex.

Not for long.

This week, the Goose Creek City Council approved a short, but important extension for the hiker/biker trail that will send it around to the Goose Creek Community Center and on to the large pond behind the municipal complex.

The work will extend the 10-foot-wide trail another 1,650 feet. The project will cost $199,572.30 — under budget. The winning bid was from First Construction Management of Hanahan.

Funding for the project comes from state and federal grant money, including funds for energy-efficiency and alternative transportation projects.