Engineers clear path to be used for Richmond pedestrian and bike trail - July 19, 2011

Approximately 75 engineers from the Powhatan-based 180th Horizontal Construction Company, 276th Engineer Battalion work July 19 to clear and grade a pedestrian and biking trail along Cannon Creek which runs parallel to the Richmond Henrico Turnpike as a part of the Greenway project. The Petersburg-based Forward Support Company of the 276th Engineer Battalion is providing all logistical support for the units on site, keeping them fed and fueled. The work is part of the Phase I of the Cannon Creek Greenway that will bring the road to final grade in order to prepare the road for paving immediately following the engineers construction. The 276th EN BN is scheduled to continue that work of Phase II for their annual training period in 2012. This pedestrian and bike path will run north from Dove Street along the eastern portion of the Richmond Henrico Turnpike.