WAKE FOREST, NC – The Wake Forest Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating the person or persons who used spray paint to deface trails, fencing, and signage along the soon to be open Phase 3 of the Dunn Creek Greenway.
Sometime between late Wednesday evening, March 11, and early Friday morning, March 13, vandals spray-painted a variety of messages on the greenway pavement, fencing, curbing, and signage, as well as inside the tunnel.
Crews are working to clean and cover the graffiti, but its permanent removal, along with new signage and other items, may cost well over $1,000. Officials with Crowder Construction, the contractor for the project, say the vandalism may also delay the Phase 3 opening.
“We were within just a few weeks of opening Phase 3,” said Project Manager Nick Nolte. “It’s disappointing that someone would deface these amenities at the expense of the Town and the people who have been looking forward to enjoying this new addition to our greenway system. Protecting our amenities is a shared responsibility, so we can only hope that anyone who knows the person responsible will come forward.”
The Police Department relies on the Town’s citizens to be its “eyes and ears.” Anyone with information that might assist the investigation of the incident is urged to call the Police Department at 919-554-6150. You may remain anonymous.
In December 2024, Crowder Construction began construction on Phases 3 and 4 of the Dunn Creek Greenway. Funded by the 2022 Bond Referendum and scheduled for completion in late spring, Phases 3 and 4 will add 1.8 miles of greenway to the Dunn Creek network. Starting at the current end of the Dunn Creek Greenway north of Dr. Calvin Jones Highway/NC 98 Bypass, Phase 3 will connect with the existing greenway alignment to Ailey Young Park and the existing greenway network constructed in the Traditions neighborhood. Phase 4 will connect Flaherty Park, Flaherty Farms, and the Del Webb community to the Dunn Creek Greenway, which currently ends in the Orchards at Traditions Community.