Traffic will be maintained with median crossovers
The New York State Department of Transportation was to begin work on a $4.7 million project to replace the bridge that carries Lake Ontario State Parkway over Salmon Creek in the town of Greece, Monroe County. The project will include improved fishing access to Braddock’s Bay, according to the DOT.
The existing bridge, built in 1954, will be replaced with two new bridges on the same alignment. The new structures will incorporate features to minimize the need for future maintenance. The existing Medina sandstone facing on the bridge will be retained with spot repairs to damaged areas. The new bridges will allow ample space for bicyclists riding on the Parkway.
Beginning Monday, January 21, traffic on the Parkway was reduced to a single lane in each direction. Eastbound traffic was shifted to the north side of the roadway while the south side is removed and replaced until both lanes in both directions re-open in October for the winter season. Work will resume in spring 2014, when westbound traffic will shift to the newly constructed south side and the northside will be replaced.
A fishing platform featuring recycled, composite decking will be built to provide a safe place for anglers to access the waters of Salmon Creek and Braddock’s Bay that will be separated from traffic. An established walkway from the parking lot on Manitou Road will be constructed replacing the worn foot path.
General contractor Crane-Hogan Structural Systems of Spencerport began preliminary site work last fall.
The new structure are expected tobe complete by October 2014. Miscellaneous tasks may continue through June 2015, according to a DOT press release.
