2007 Canalway Trail Construction Advisories

Onondaga and Cayuga Counties
Port Byron to Jordan (Complete)
Construction of an eight-mile Canalway Trail segment in
Onondaga and Cayuga Counties. The trail between Schasel Park
in Port Byron and Route 31 in Jordan links to a newly
constructed Canalway Trail segment between Jordan and
Camillus creates a 20-mile bike and hike path adjacent to the
Old Erie Canal between Camillus and Port Byron.
The $1.35 million project was funded with Federal
Transportation Enhancement funds administered by the NYS
Department of Transportation (DOT).
The project features a 10-foot wide crushed limestone
surface trail. Informational sign kiosks were installed
at the trailhead in Schasel Park, Centerport Aqueduct Park
in Weedsport, and at Old Erie Canal Lock 51 near Jordan. A
new pedestrian bridge was constructed to carry the
trail over Cold Spring Brook at the site of the Centerport
Aqueduct.
The project was developed in partnership with Onondaga
County, the Town of Brutus and the Villages of Jordan,
Weedsport and Port Byron. Construction began in April 2006
and was completed in November 2007.
Wayne County
Palmyra to Newark (Complete)
The construction of eight miles of new Canalway Trail
between Bridge Street in Palmyra and the Arcadia town line
(west of Newark), Wayne County will link to an existing
segment from Palmyra to Lockport.
A 10-foot wide crushed limestone trail was developed
on lands adjacent to the north side of the Erie Canal.
Included in the project, benches, kiosks and informational
exhibit panels and trail blazers were installed.
The project began in April 2005 and was completed in June
2007.
Federal TEA-21 Transportation Enhancement funds were
used for this $2.2 million project.
Monroe County
Long Pond Road in Greece to Lock 32 in Pittsford (complete)
Approximately 9 miles of Canalway Trail in Monroe County
were reconstructed between Long Pond Road in Greece and
Lock 32 in Pittsford.
During the reconstruction, the Canal Corporation resurfaced the existing Trail with asphalt and widened it to
10-12 feet. The
reconstruction has made rollerblading and bicycling much
more enjoyable along the canal. In addition to an improved
surface and width, benches, picnic tables, new kiosks and
informational exhibit panels will be installed along
the Trail.
Federal TEA-21 Transportation Enhancement funds were
used for this $1.55 million project. See
related press release.
Onondaga County
Camillus to Jordan (complete)
The Canal Corporation has rehabilitated 11 miles of the
Canalway Trail between Devoe Road in Camillus and Route 31
in Jordan.
Benches, new kiosks and informational exhibit panels and
a trail blazer have been installed along the
eight-to-10-feet-wide crushed limestone trail.
The project began in April 2005 and was completed in June
2006.
Federal TEA-21 Transportation Enhancement funds were used
for the $1.3 million rehabilitation project.
Montgomery & Herkimer Counties
Minden to Little Falls (complete)
The construction of nine miles of new Trail between
Minden (Montgomery County) and Little Falls (Herkimer
County) created more than 40 miles of continuous Trail
in Montgomery and Herkimer Counties.
The new 10-foot wide trail, constructed primarily along
the abandoned West Shore Railroad which parallels the Erie
Canal, includes kiosks, informational exhibit panels and
directional signage.
Construction on the project began in 2004.
Federal TEA-21 Transportation Enhancement funds were
used for the $1.7 million project. Tonawanda to Amherst
Work began in July on the Tonawanda to Amherst Canalway
Trail segment in Erie County. Ed Bauer Construction from
Blasdell, New York is constructing the 3.5-mile project. The
$1 million project is funded with a combination of New York
State Canal Corporation and Federal Transportation
Enhancement funds and is being developed in partnership with
Erie County, which is administering the design and
construction.
The trail between the City of Tonawanda line and Sweet Home
Road in Amherst will help fill in a missing four-mile
segment of the Canalway Trail in Tonawanda and Amherst and
will help complete the Canalway Trail in the western part of
the state. Work will be adjacent to the Erie Canal extending
along Creekside Drive from the City of Tonawanda line
through Ellicott Creek Park and along Old Niagara Falls
Blvd. to Tonawanda Creek Road. Another portion of the
project will extend the existing Canalway Trail in Amherst
from Sweet Home Road to Vine Lane.
At the mid point of the proposed trail route, it will
connect with the existing Ellicott Creek Trail, which runs
for approximately six miles in a southeasterly direction
along the State University of New York at Buffalo north
campus to the terminus at North Forest Road near Maple Road.
The project will primarily consist of constructing an
off-road multi-use trail adjacent to the Erie Canal. A
shared use link will be developed along Creekside Drive. The
trail will be ten-feet wide with an asphalt surface to
accommodate a wide variety of users from walkers and joggers
to in-line skaters and bicyclists. A number of enhancements
will be provided for trail users, including directional
signs and an interpretive kiosk that will provide
information about the Canal System in New York State. There
will also be enhancements to existing parkings area making
them handicapped accessible. Benches will be located at
numerous locations to provide a place to rest and a view.
The project is scheduled for completion in June 2008.
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