Hampton bays shared use trail, town of southampton, suffolk county

The Department of Transportation New York was awarded a $1,067,000 Formula Grant from the U.S. Federal Highway Administration's Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) on August 23, 2024. This grant will fund the design and construction of 1.7 miles of bicycle routes and multi-use paths in Hampton Bays, Suffolk County, New York. The project will connect two local parks, Red Creek Park and Good Ground Park, to the Hampton Bays hamlet center, improving quality of life for residents and visitors by reducing vehicle demand and providing a healthy transportation alternative. The project will also upgrade the old Riverhead Road portion to a full bike lane, enhancing the connectivity to the existing bike lane on Flanders Road/SR24.

Project description

Town of southampton design and construct 1.7 miles of bicycle routes and multi-use paths in hampton bays, connecting two parks (red creek park and good ground park) and the hamlet center. This will improve the quality of life for residents and visitors by reducing the demand for vehicles to drive and park while providing a healthy transportation alternative between the parks and a viable link to the hamlet center. The upgrade of the old riverhead road portion of the route to a full bike lane will also establish an enhanced link to the existing bike lane on flanders road/SR24, 0.25 mile west of the red creek park entrance in the town of southampton, suffolk county.