Hooker Road Multi-use Path

• Project typeMulti-use Path
• Project valueConstruction contract awarded for $4,297,913.52
• Project scheduleBegin February 2026

Overview

This proposed 8-foot wide, paved multi-use path will run the full length of Hooker Road, connecting UNCW and the Cross City Trail to the existing bike lanes on Wrightsville Avenue. Design, permitting, and construction on this project are being combined with a multiuse path along nearby Hinton Avenue (from Park Avenue to Greenville Avenue) as well as bike lanes and sidewalks on Greenville Avenue (from Hinton Avenue to Wrightsville Avenue).

Implementation of these three projects will greatly enhance the bicycle and pedestrian network in this part of Wilmington and is a City priority.

Timeline

The anticipated completion date for the Hooker Road Multi-Use Path, Hinton Avenue Multi-Use Path, and Wrightsville Avenue/Greenville Avenue Intersection Improvements projects has been delayed to early summer 2027 due to unforeseen utility conflicts encountered during construction.

Construction began in February 2026 under the contractor Wells Brothers Construction Co. Since then, several utility conflicts have been identified that require design revisions and construction modifications to resolve. These unexpected conditions have impacted the construction schedule and extended the anticipated completion timeline.

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