3.2 BROAD RIVER PADDLE TRAIL The Broad River Paddle Trail includes approximately 42 river miles extending from the Lake Lure dam southeast to the county line. The only two existing developed access areas are located at Grays Road and Coxe Road, while two (2) additional accesses are now “shovelready” as part of phase one implementation of Rutherford Bound.
STRATEGIC ACTION PRIORITIES
BRP1 Hwy 221 & Hwy 221A Implementation Exhibit 11: River Accesses The Hwy. 221A and Hwy. 221 river access are now shovel-ready. This means land is secure, engineering is completed, and permits are in-hand. However, due to increases in construction costs, current construction bids remain too high based on the $500,000 in grant funds that have been secured. Two paddle trail access points have been approved on the Broad River and are currently in the development stages. Primary funding has been secured to begin implementation of both of these projects, engineering is underway, and construction is scheduled to begin once fully funded.
These two priority river accesses have been fully designed and permitted. The RCTDA and its partners will raise the additional funds necessary to construct the Hwy. 221 and Hwy. 221A river accesses in 2023.
BRP2
Land Acquisition
Conduct landowner outreach along the Broad River, particularly at key locations identified within the 2018 Rutherford Bound Master Plan, to secure properties necessary to fully develop the Broad River Paddle Trail. M O U N TA I N S T O M A I N S T R E E T S 4 7
