Martin County and the Florida Department of Transportation are planning to extend a popular section of the East Coast Greenway Trail, creating a safer connection between Seabranch Preserve State Park and Jonathan Dickinson State Park in Hobe Sound.
East Coast Greenway getting an extension in Martin County
The extension will add significant mileage to the existing trail system, which currently offers just over a mile of the 3,000-plus-mile East Coast Greenway that stretches from Maine to Florida.
“This project will make connections of what the alignment that’s already been established for the East Coast Greenway through Martin County,” said Beth Beltran with Martin County’s Metropolitan Planning Organization.
The extension will be constructed in two sections: one from Osprey Street to Bridge Road, and another from Bridge Road to the Hobe Sound Wildlife Refuge. The new pathway will be 10 to 12 feet wide and separated from vehicle traffic, providing a safer gateway to experience the nature Florida has to offer…