Thursday, July 15, 2010

SRT reconstruction in East Falls moves one step forward

The long awaited reconstruction of the Schuylkill River Trail (also known as the Fairmount Bikeway) between the East Falls Bridge and Ridge Avenue has moved one important step forward.  The City's Department of Parks and Recreation has advertised the project . A mandatory pre-bid meeting is set for July 16th.    The bicycle detour during this project when construction begins is Calumet Street and Ridge Avenue.  This project is one of several in the works in the Northwest Philadelphia that will improve the trail and close gaps over the next several years.


Posted by Sarah C. Stuart at 11:02 AM

4 comments:

Dan said...

I followed the link describing other projects in the area and noticed that work will be done on the Manayunk Canal trail.

There is a wooden bridge along the trail that currently has a stop sign covering a large hole in the bridge. The entire bridge is in very poor condition and will need to be replaced soon. Will the bridge be replaced during the upcoming work?

7/15/2010 11:56 AM
Sarah C. Stuart said...

I forwarded your question to Fairmount Park and will post their reply when I get it.

7/15/2010 2:08 PM
Sarah C. Stuart said...

From Fairmount Park: "Yes, we are aware of the problems with the bridge and it will be addressed in the upcoming project."

7/15/2010 4:42 PM
Dan said...

Thanks for the reply Sarah. I'm glad to hear that the bridge will be fixed.

7/15/2010 6:33 PM

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