Those who have been out Creek Road lately have seen the big construction equipment and the large (interstate-like) gouge out of the woods at the S-curve next to one of the railroad abutments.  All this signals that after having been planned well over a decade ago, the multi-use Pomeroy Trail is now under serious construction.  It will connect Creek Road for cyclists, runners, and other pedestrians all the way to Newark’s Hall Trail, which runs parallel to the Amtrak lines at the south end of central Newark.  Here’s how things looked today from the northern terminus of the Pomeroy Trail to the park at the corner of Paper Mill Road and Cleveland Avenue.

• Looking north (onto Creek Road) from the trailhead
• Looking south (from Creek Road) at the trailhead
• Looking south just south of the trailhead
• A look (facing south) at the ravine that requires a bridge
• Looking south from the ravine
• Looking north just north of the planned Laird Campus spur (bridge to be replaced)
• Looking south just north of the planned Laird Campus spur 
• Looking west from the trail’s intersection with Creek Road
• Looking north (onto Creek Road) at the trail’s intersection with Creek Road
• Looking east from the trail’s intersection with Creek Road
• Looking west from near North Street
• Looking east from near North Street
• Looking west from near Kershaw Street
• Looking east (toward Paper Mill Road/Cleveland Ave. intersection) from near Kershaw Street