Project Schedule
Construction Phasing
The project area has been divided into three sections to accommodate phased design and construction. The objective of the design and construction phasing is to develop sections that will provide each of the four Towns and the City of Poughkeepsie with access to a section of the Dutchess Rail Trail with parking as soon as construction is completed. The intent is to have sections of the trail under construction over a period of two years with discrete sections being made available to the public as they are finished. The phased construction of the three sections is currently proposed as follows:
- Construction Stage 1 - (Section 2 on map):
- Bridge Street (Rt. 376) to Lake Walton Road, East Fishkill – COMPLETE AND OPEN FOR USE
- Construction Stage 2 - (Section 1 on map):
- Overocker Road to Morgan Lake, Poughkeepsie – Begin Summer, 2008. Open for users Fall 2008
- Construction Stage 3 - (Section 2 on map):
- Rt. 82 to Old Manchester Road, East Fishkill, Wappinger and LaGrange – Begin Fall, 2008. Open to users late Summer 2009
- Construction Stage 4 - (Section 3 on map):
- Old Manchester Road to Overocker Road, Poughkeepsie – Begin Spring 2009. Open to users Fall 2009.
- Construction Stage 5 - (Section 1 on map):
- Replace Salt Point Turnpike Bridge - Begin Summer, 2009 (As Funding Allows)
The following map illustrates the construction phases:
