Upper Moreland Township will receive $2,465,780 in funding to help develop the Power Line Trail, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia announced.

The funding comes from the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC)’s Regional Technical Committee, which contributed $5.26 million overall into the greater Philadelphia area’s Circuit Trails project.

The 5.2-mile Power Line Trail, named for the adjacent power lines which it parallels, currently consists of six segments that and connects several schools, communities, and business centers. It will eventually extend into Montgomery and Upper Gwynedd townships to the west.

Specific timelines for construction have not been released, though the Circuit Trails Coalition campaign goal of 500 completed miles is expected by 2025. The Route 202 Parkway Trail, the Pennypack Trail, and the Cross County Trail are part of that goal.

More details can be found here.

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