Montco's Cross County Trail Gets $45 Million Grant To Expand, Connect

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA — Montgomery County will receive $45 million in funding for several walking and biking trails that will further improve accessibility and sustainability across the region.

The money is part of a larger $200 million funding of the greater Philadelphia area's Circuit Trails Network, a connection of hundreds of miles of multi-use trails which, taken together, represent one of the largest networks of its kind in the nation.

Some of Montgomery County's most popular trails will benefit from the funding. Work made possible by the grant will connect the Cross County Trail in Conshohocken with the Wissahickon Green Ribbon Trail, SEPTA’s Fort Washington Station, the Willow Grove YMCA, and the Power Line Trail.

Since the Cross County Trail intersects with the Schuylkill River Trail, this new connection connection will allow foot or bike access from some of the most populous parts of the county to Philadelphia and out to Bucks County.

Related: Upper Moreland's Power Line Trail Gets $2.4 Million In Funding

The funds are thanks to the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission and the 2025 Transportation Improvement Program in for Pennsylvania. Some $120 million of the $200 million grant comes from the federal Carbon Reduction Program.