Dakota County constructed 2.4 miles of shared-use trail within Rosemount along Pine Bend Trail. This segment of trail represented the last remaining portion of the Mississippi River Greenway within Dakota County.
The project included construction of a new 10-foot wide paved trail that will travel parallel to Pine Bend Trail roadway. The trail connects to Mississippi River Greenway Rosemount West along the north side of Pine Bend Trail and uses a grade separated box culvert which will carry trail users underneath the roadway. The trail travels along the south edge of Pine Bend Trail road east across the two at-grade railroad crossings before entering Spring Lake Park through the prairie next to the archery range.
Current Project Layout
Project timeline
March–July 2024: Site access preparation, utility relocates, pedestrian underpass construction
July–October 2024: Trail grading, paving and concrete barrier construction
October–December 2024: Roadway and trail pavement markings, signing, seeding and site restoration
Spring 2025: Final turf establishment, erosion control materials removal and additional wayfinding installations
Construction updates
May–July 2025
- Establishing turf
- Removing erosion control materials
- Marking pavement and installing signage
Questions?
Matthew Fuerst, Construction Project Engineer
Sambatek
mfuerst@sambatek.com
763-398-0853
Tony Wotzka, Greenways Manager
Dakota County Parks
tony.wotzka@co.dakota.mn.us
952-891-7966