For Immediate Release:
1/31/18
Contact:
Steven Gosset
| Steven.Gosset@nypa.gov
Media Relations | (914) 390-8192
Canal Corporation to Hold Meeting on Mohawk Valley Trail Project
ALBANY—The New York State Canal Corporation today announced it will hold a public information meeting in the Village of Frankfort regarding a project to help complete the Erie Canalway Trail in the Mohawk Valley.
The meeting is scheduled for Feb. 6, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Frankfort Village Municipal Building located at 110 Railroad St. The purpose of the meeting will be to provide information about the proposed trail construction that begins at the intersection of Acme Road and the westbound off ramp for Route 5S in the Frankfort and runs east for 1.25 miles to the Ilion Marina.
Proposed is a 10-foot-wide asphalt paved path, two-foot shoulders on each side and trail signage. Canal Corporation representatives will be available to answer questions at the meeting, where graphic displays of the proposed trail project will also be available.
The Erie Canalway Trail, running from Albany to Buffalo, is more than 80 percent complete. It is expected to be finished by 2020 as part of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s Empire State Trail initiative, which would link the Erie Canalway Trail with the Hudson River Greenway, to form an unparalleled 750-mile trail network stretching from New York City to the Canadian border.
About the New York State Canal Corporation
New York’s canal system includes four historic canals: the Erie, Champlain, Oswego and Cayuga-Seneca. Spanning 524 miles, the waterway links the Hudson River with the Great Lakes, the Finger Lakes and Lake Champlain. The canals form the backbone of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor and connect hundreds of unique and historic communities. In 2018, New York is celebrating the bicentennial of the start of the Erie Canal’s construction.
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