Kansas City Parks & Recreation: New Segment Of Briarcliff Greenway Trail Opens

Kansas City MO

17 November, 2021

5:58 PM

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Press release from the Kansas City Parks & Recreation Department: November 17, 2021 On November 16, KC Parks and City officials joined with Briarcliff neighbors to officially open a new 1/2 mile segment of Briarcliff Greenway Trail. The new section incorporates boardwalks to preserve the natural habitat and beauty of the linear Northland park. PROJECT DETAILSBriarcliff Greenway is a 41-acre Park, acquired in 1957, which extends between NW 36th St. and NW 41st Terrace.  The first trail section in Briarcliff Greenway was completed in 2012 north of NW 40th St. Extensive community input was received for this new section of Briarcliff Greenway between NW 40th St. to NW 37th Street.  A design build approach was used to incorporate concerns of preserving the greenway, keeping construction cost low and increase delivery time on the project. Project Scope-Paved trail and boardwalk to connect NW 37th St to the Briarcliff Elementary and the rest of the trail system New Segment-.45 miles; Total Trail Length-1.43 miles KC Parks Project Manager-Scott Overbay Contractor-Mega KC Field Superintendent-Andrew Richardson Project Manager-Jimmy Peeler Consultant-Cook Flat and Strobel Lead Engineer – Jim Schuessler Landscape Architect – Andrew Robertson Senior Vice President- Sabin Yanez Project Cost – $914,561 Funding-PIAC Council District 4 Council District 4 Team Katheryn Shields, Councilwoman 4th District at-large Eric Bunch, Councilman 4th District Christina Hoxie-PIAC Rep Jim Wanser-PIAC Rep Briarcliff Greenway Trail>> This press release was produced by the Kansas City Parks & Recreation Department. The views expressed here are the author's own.