Manayunk Towpath Trail Reconstruction Nearly Complete
by Mike Szilagyi for Hiddencity Philadelphia
January 10, 2012
Reconstruction of two miles of the Schuylkill River Towpath Trail from Manayunk to Shawmont is nearing completion, with a formal opening/ribbon-cutting expected within weeks. Welcome improvements include a new fine-crushed stone surface, widening of the trail to 8 to 12 feet, and new wood decks and railings on four trail bridges. Sensitive to stormwater runoff, Philadelphia Parks and Recreation specified porous pavement for the new blacktop approaches to the trail bridges.
With years of careful planning and permitting accomplished, the construction itself has gone smoothly and according to schedule. A stretch of favorable weather and the focused efforts of contractor Gessler Construction combined to limit the duration of the trail closure to two months (the trail is not yet officially open, but enough progress has been made that it was decided to take the barricades down last week).
Read the complete article HERE.
January 10, 2012
Reconstruction of two miles of the Schuylkill River Towpath Trail from Manayunk to Shawmont is nearing completion, with a formal opening/ribbon-cutting expected within weeks. Welcome improvements include a new fine-crushed stone surface, widening of the trail to 8 to 12 feet, and new wood decks and railings on four trail bridges. Sensitive to stormwater runoff, Philadelphia Parks and Recreation specified porous pavement for the new blacktop approaches to the trail bridges.
With years of careful planning and permitting accomplished, the construction itself has gone smoothly and according to schedule. A stretch of favorable weather and the focused efforts of contractor Gessler Construction combined to limit the duration of the trail closure to two months (the trail is not yet officially open, but enough progress has been made that it was decided to take the barricades down last week).
Read the complete article HERE.
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