The Town of Wake Forest has received several reports of trespassing along the Smith and Sanford Creek Greenway. The greenway remains closed as the Smith and Sanford Creek Greenway Project continues.
No trespassing signage is posted prominently throughout the work zone. Officials are once again strongly urging area residents to obey the posted signage and avoid these areas. Anyone observing trespassers or witnessing other suspicious activity is urged to contact the Wake Forest Police Department at 919-554-6150. Violators will be prosecuted.
The Smith & Sanford Creek Greenway Project is a 2014 Wake Forest Bond Referendum initiative. The Smith & Sanford Creek Greenway consists of 2.4 miles of greenway trail and 1.25 miles of sidewalk and multi-use path in the vicinity of Heritage Elementary, Middle, and High Schools.
As part of the Smith & Sanford Creek Greenway Project, a 10-foot-wide, paved trail is being constructed from the existing southern end of the Smith Creek Greenway at the Smith Creek Soccer Center, south along Smith Creek to the intersection with Sanford Creek. There, the greenway will follow Sanford Creek along the Heritage High School property and end at the existing western edge of the Sanford Creek Greenway in the Heritage South neighborhood.
The Town received a $3.4 million grant from federal Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality (CMAQ) to support this project.
For more information about the Smith & Sanford Creek Greenway Project, visit www.wakeforestnc.gov/smith-sanford-creek-greenway-project.aspx or contact Assistant to the Town Manager Candace Davis at 919-435-9513 or cdavis@wakeforestnc.gov.
