Towamencin Receives $100,000 For New Multi-Use Trail, Bridge Over Stream

TOWAMENCIN, PA — Five projects around Montgomery County, including one in Towamencin, will receive a total of $358,000 in funding in support of Montco 2040, the county's plan to improve the area's sustainability and economy.

The Montco 2040 Implementation Grants are intended to help municipalities make physical improvements that achieve progress toward the goals of the plan's themes of "connected communities, sustainable places, and vibrant economy."

The awards announced Thursday are the second round of the 2016 cycle. A total of $1 million is available, the county said.

The program will remain open and municipalities are encouraged to submit applications, although funding will likely not be available until early in 2017 when another $1 million is added to the program, according to the county.

Towamencin will receive $100,000 to construct a multi-use trail between Trumbauer Road to Valley View Way along the Towamencin Creek, the county said.

The path will pass through lands owned by the township and the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

It will add about 4,000 feet to an existing portion of the trail, and will include a new bridge over the stream, according to officials.

Funding was also allocated to projects in Lower Pottsgrove, Narberth, Conshohocken, and Schwenksville.