By Jay Lawson
New York State has decided to reopen the Remsen-Lake Placid Travel Corridor’s Unit Management Plan (UMP) with the intention of removing the railroad tracks north of Tupper Lake, running to Lake Placid.
The New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) and Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced the decision on Thursday, June 11. Continue reading
By Gina Greco
Route 28 heading north from Old Forge. Photo by Gina Greco
The New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) held informational meetings at VIEW to discuss the upcoming repairs along Route 28 in Forestport, White Lake, Otter Lake, McKeever Bridge, Old Forge and Eagle Bay and to take public comments and hear concerns on Wednesday, April 23.
DOT representatives informed community members that starting April 27, 2015, a three-color signal will return at the site of the of the Route 28 bridge in McKeever. Continue reading
By Gina Greco
The New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced an additional paving project for Route 28 in Forestport, White Lake and Otter Lake this summer, as a third phase of repair work that includes major paving north of Old Forge to Eagle Bay.
This is called a Vendor in Place Paving project (VPP), according to Ken Reilly, P.E., Highway Design Teams Manager. Continue reading
Over 150 citizens gathered for a public meeting at the Town of Webb Park Avenue Building in Old Forge on Monday, September 9 to discuss the Remsen-Lake Placid Travel Corridor with officials representing the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation and Department of Transportation.
The purpose of the meeting was to gather comments from the public and stakeholder groups about “where we’ve been and where we might go” in regards to the corridor, a 119-mile rail line that runs from Remsen through Thendara, Big Moose, Tupper Lake and Saranac Lake to Lake Placid.
Rob Davies, Director of Division of Lands and Forests for the DEC and co-chair of this initiative, told the audience that their objective was to review the 1996 Unit Management Plan and determine whether it should be revised, amended, or remain as is.