Montour Trail-Letter

Volume 13, Issue 3

May/June, 2002

One word answer: Plenty. Let me elaborate on that a bit.

Construction Work in Progress:

• The Clairton to Large segment (about 2 miles) was partially built last year, and will be finished this year by our contractor, BKG Industries, after Allegheny County delivers additional milled asphalt pavement material. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission paved a trail next to the shoulder of relocated Peters Creek Road last year to extend the trail to the entrance of the new park-and-ride lot near PA 51.

Construction Work starting in 2002:

• The McDonald to the PA 50 segment (about 4 and 1/2 miles) is scheduled to start this summer. This includes the redecking of the McDonald Trestle, our signature structure.
• The Brush Run Road to Bethel Park segment (about 3/4 mile) on the Bethel Branch is also scheduled to start this summer. This includes rebuilding of the ramp at Brush Run Road.

Engineering Work in Progress

• Mackin Engineering is doing the engineering of the two main line segments of the unbuilt trail in Peters Township. This consists of the segment from the Bethel Park line near Library to Library Junction (about 1 mile) and the US 19 to Chartiers Creek segment (about 2 miles). This last segment includes the rehabilitation of two bridges and replacement of three others.
• A&A Consulting is doing the engineering of some of the incomplete sections of trail in South Park Township (about 2 miles). This includes the redecking of the Library Trestle.

So this is going to be a busy year! As always, the volunteers could use help in guiding and monitoring the construction. Talk to any board member for more details.

2001 Annual Report

You may have noticed this issue of the Trail-letter is a bit longer than usual. That is because we have included our annual report for 2001. While this information has always been available to those members who requested it, this marks the first time we will be taking that extra step to insure that our membership sees the inner workings of the Montour Trail Council.