LHT AWARDED $250K TO BUILD SEGMENT LINKING PRINCETON PIKE WITH THE LAWRENCEVILLE SCHOOL

The Lewisville Road section of the Lawrence Hopewell Trail (LHT) is going off-road after the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) awarded the LHT and Lawrence Township $248,000 to build the nearly mile-long segment. The grant, one of only 3 awarded to New Jersey trail projects, will be used to build a section of trail [...]

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3 SEGMENTS OF TRAIL UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Construction is ongoing at three major segments of the Lawrence Hopewell Trail (LHT), with completion of each expected this fall. By the time segments on the Bristol-Myers Squibb Lawrenceville campus, Carson Road Woods and the former Pole Farm of Mercer Meadows are complete, about 72% of the 22-plus mile trail that wends its way through [...]

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Phase I of the LHT in Carson Road Woods is Complete!

The first half of the Lawrence Hopewell Trail in Carson Road Woods Park is now complete! The reddish brown stone dust trail begins at a small parking lot on Carson Road in Lawrence  Township, just opposite the northern edge of Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Lawrenceville campus. The trail follows the woodline at first before turning and going [...]

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Lawrence Planning Board Approves BMS Plan For Trail Segment

The Lawrence Planning Board unanimously approved the proposal by Bristol-Myers Squibb to build a section of the Lawrence Hopewell Trail along the perimeter of their Lawrenceville campus. The trail section, about 2,500 feet in length, will run  from Carson Road Woods, inside the treeline, down Province Line Road, to the edge of the company’s property [...]

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LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVES TRAIL PLAN FOR CARSON ROAD WOODS

With a unanimous vote, the Lawrence Township Council approved the plan to build an important section of the Lawrence Hopewell Trail (LHT) in the Carson Road Woods Park. Last month’s decision caps eight years of discussions with neighborhood organizations about the details and location of the trail. A 186-acre public park owned by Lawrence Township, [...]

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FAQ on the Lawrence Hopewell Trail

January 24, 2011 The Lawrence Hopewell Trail is on the move and over 60% complete and accessible now. Our goal is to have the main trail loop linking Lawrence and Hopewell Townships completed by 2012, our 10th anniversary.  The trail offers safe, off-road access for kids, families, bicyclists, joggers, hikers and commuters who want to [...]

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LH Trail requests Hopewell Open Space funds for 3 remaining trail segments in Hopewell

“If Hopewell Township approves this request and finances it as they have previous open space projects, with a small ‘down payment,’ they will help create an asset that will pay dividends to our community for decades to come.”

“We also hope the Township Committee recognizes that this project is distinctly different than other open space projects, as it provides residents access to many hundreds of acres of preserved land paid for with taxpayer dollars,” Taylor continued. “That is consistent with state policy, county policy and the Hopewell Township Master Plan, and we think it just makes common sense.”

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Safe Bike/Ped Crossings Coming to Hopewell Township

TITUSVILLE, NJ – Construction work will begin soon on safe bicycle/pedestrian crossings at the intersection of Pennington-Rocky Hill Road and Bailey Drive in Hopewell Township to accommodate further expansion of the Lawrence Hopewell Trail (LHT). The entire cost of the planned safety improvements is covered by a $275,000 grant from the New Jersey Department of [...]

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LHT Launches New Website

(LAWRENCEVILLE, April 12, 2010)   The Lawrence Hopewell Trail (LHT) has unveiled a new website that helps bicyclists and pedestrians learn more about the multipurpose trail that runs through Lawrence and Hopewell Townships in Mercer County.  The new website at www.lhtrail.org was designed by Novita Issue Communications and includes timely LHT updates, intense graphics, route maps and [...]

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