The Portneuf Greenway Foundation is thrilled to announce that the Outback Golf Park and Iron Eagle, LLC have granted the foundation an easement to build a greenway trail between Pocatello Creek Road and the Monte Vista overpass of I-15. This path will connect the existing Marshall-Racine Trail from the Idaho Farm Bureau building to the Connecting Communities Trail that will extend from Pocatello Creek Road to the Bannock County Event Center.
The City of Pocatello is leading development of the trail from Pocatello Creek Road to the Monte Vista overpass which is fully funded by the Idaho Transportation Department and the Portneuf Health Trust through the Healthy City USA initiative. A preliminary design for the trail is complete and the easement from the Outback Golf Park clears the way for construction in late 2024 or early 2025. Dan Harelson, president of the Greenway Foundation board said, “Access is one of the keys to building more greenway paths in Pocatello and Chubbuck and thanks to Mike Siebert and the Outback Golf Park we will be able to build a paved, accessible path from Pocatello Creek Road near the Red Lion Hotel to the Monte Vista overpass”.
The Portneuf Greenway Foundation is working with community partners to develop the path from Pocatello Creek Road to the Monte Vista overpass as well as the Connecting Communities path from Pocatello Creek Road to the Bannock County Event Center. Construction of the Connecting Communities trail will begin in the Spring of 2024 and will be completed by the Idaho Transportation Department and the Portneuf Greenway Foundation in early 2025. Idaho Central Credit Union is a major sponsor of the Connecting Communities trail.
The mission of the Portneuf Greenway Foundation is to create a network of bicycle and pedestrian trails throughout the greater Pocatello Chubbuck area to enhance the quality of life for residents of the area by establishing and improving the Portneuf Greenway as a community resource.