Creekwalk improvements, city of syracuse, onondaga county

This $1,093,314 federal Formula Grant award, made on August 26, 2024 by the Federal Highway Administration under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205), will fund the rehabilitation of a bridge and reconstruction of existing sections of the Creekwalk multi-use trail in Syracuse, New York.

Specifically, the grant will support structural repairs to the bridge carrying the Creekwalk over Onondaga Creek, as well as upgrades to bring the existing trail sections up to current multi-use trail standards. This project will preserve and encourage increased bicycle and pedestrian usage of the Creekwalk, which serves as a commuter route for nearby residential developments to access downtown Syracuse. The Department of Transportation New York, the state government entity responsible for transportation infrastructure in New York, is the recipient of this federal grant award.

Project description

TAP/cmaq 2018: rehabilitate the bridge to address structural deficiencies that carries the creekwalk over onondaga creek and reconstruct existing sections of the multi use trail to the north to meet current standards for multi use trails. The project will preserve and foster increased bicyclist and pedestrian use upon this multi use trail which is now also a commuter route for residential developments in the inner harbor/franklin square neighborhoods to downtown. Creekwalk improvement, bridge-walk maintenance, city of syracuse, onondaga CO