The Village of Brockport has been awarded a $1.2 million Federal TAP (Transportation Alternatives Program) grant for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety improvements to the Smith Street Bridge. This three-year project involves replacement of sidewalks on the Smith Street approach to the bridge, continuing the sidewalk on the Clinton Street side of the bridge that now ends in a guard rail, replacing the steep stairs on the west side of the bridge, and reconstructing the crumbling retaining wall on the Clinton Street approach to the bridge. Crosswalks at Clinton Street and Smith Street will allow pedestrians to safely cross the two streets. Two push-button-activated traffic lights and metal bicycle plates installed on the bridge will increase pedestrian and bicyclist safety.
This project is part of the Brockport Loop, a circular route along the north and south sides of the Erie Canal, anchored by the Smith Street bridge at the east end and the new Reimagine the Canal pedestrian bridge by the guard gate at the west end. Construction at the Smith Street bridge site will be carefully coordinated with the upcoming Main Street bridge closure since the Smith Street bridge will be one of just two canal crossings in the village during that period.
Construction work under the grant will be contracted out, and the 20% required local match of grant funds will come from ARPA (American Rescue Program Act) funds awarded to the village.
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