Construction underway on Wellesley trail

Construction on the hotly debated Greenwood Hill Road trail is underway, and the trail is almost ready to be laid.

Coun. Shelley Wagner provided an update on the project as Wellesley council met Tuesday night, saying she has heard things are going smoothly on the multi-use trail.

“Construction is going very well,” she said. “(Director of Public Works) Kevin (Beggs) says…weather permitting, we should have all the piping laid in this week and started on placing the trail.”

Beggs passed along the message that residents have been good and there haven’t been very many complaints.

The issue was a topic of many discussions in council chambers with residents on Greenwood Hill Road, between Queen’s Bush Road and Ferris Drive in the Village of Wellesley opposed to some aspects of the plan, including proximity to the houses along the road.

The plan was approved at the Sept. 6 meeting, giving township crews the go ahead to start construction on the trail from Queen’s Bush Road, south to Gerber Meadows Drive.

The project is being funded by the Healthy Kids Community Challenge to the tune of $30,000.