Horse Pen Creek is being widened as you read this. The above photo was taken at the end of the road near New Garden and St. Paul’s Catholic Church. They are widening it all the way to Battleground Avenue. According to the city’s website, it will be widened from two to four lanes with curbs, gutters, bicycle lanes, sidewalks, and a raised, landscaped median. Construction should be completed by summer 2019. How wonderful that there will be sidewalks and bike lanes. Cyclists use this road a lot and many people walk along Horse Pen Creek Road.

In the meantime, allow extra time to travel in this area. And, if you had some nostalgia for things and places on Horse Pen Creek, you might want to see them now, before they are gone. What was a sleepy little road that seemed far from town, is now a major road that is just a hop, skip, and a jump from Bryan Boulevard and you a few minutes from downtown. Notice the red clay. It looks lovely when dry, but can be fiercely slippery and inclined to stain when wet. Here is a link to the City of Greensboro’s website where you can check on the many road projects throughout the city.