The public comment period on the Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement (DGEIS) for the state Canal Corp.’s Earthen Embankment Integrity Program will be extended to October 15, 2021, the organization said Monday. “The Canal Corp. is committed to a public ...

Tagged with: brian stratton canal canal corp earthen embankment integrity program Erie Canal tree removal

Construction to update seven historic single-lane bridges that cross the Erie Canal has been completed. The $10.7 million project rehabilitated bridges in the towns of Murray, Albion, Gaines and Ridgeway and in the village of Medina. The state Department of ...

Tagged with: bridges Erie Canal Orleans County

Construction is set to begin this week on the rehabilitation of the State Street Bridge over the Erie Canal in the village of Pittsford. The project is designed to preserve and extend the service life of the steel truss bridge, ...

Tagged with: bridge department of transportation Erie Canal pittsford

Corn Hill Navigation, the nonprofit organization that operates the popular Sam Patch tour boat, is working to reopen its public cruises sometime in July. The organization typically marks the season’s opening with a sold-out weekend for Mother’s Day. But with ...

Tagged with: corn hill navigation covid Erie Canal sam patch

The New York Power Authority board of trustees has approved $300 million in funding for the Reimagine the Canals initiative. The program was first announced in fall 2017 at the World Canals Conference in Syracuse as the state celebrated the ...

Tagged with: canal Erie Canal reimagine the canal tourism

A $16.3 million project will begin Tuesday to rehabilitate two historic Erie Canal lift bridges. The state Department of Transportation and Canal Corp. announced the closure of the Route 259 bridge in Spencerport on July 9. A detour will be ...

Tagged with: canal DOT Erie Canal lift bridge

More than two centuries after the first shovels hit the ground to build a 363-mile channel connecting the East Coast to areas in the Midwest, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is launching a major initiative to explore the reimagining of the Erie ...

Tagged with: canal corp Erie Canal NYPA reimagine the erie canal

The New York State Canal Corp. board of directors has approved $9.4 million to help fund rehabilitation of two lift bridges over the Erie Canal in Monroe County. The century-old bridges in Spencerport and Fairport will receive updated controls, electrical ...

Tagged with: canal DOT Erie Canal lift bridge

Recreational boaters on the Erie Canal will have another two years of toll-free travel, the New York State Canal Corp. board of directors announced this week. The tolls, which range from $25 to $100 depending on the size of the ...

Tagged with: canal canal corp Erie Canal

Recreational boating traffic on New York’s canal system increased more than 3 percent this year, as officials celebrated 100 years of canals in the Empire State. Marking the waterway’s centennial, state officials waived tolls on the canal system for the ...

Tagged with: canal canal system Erie Canal

Businesses impacted by the planned Fairport Liftbridge rehabilitation project may receive assistance to remain open during construction, the Fairport Office of Community & Economic Development said this week. Fairport OCED on Wednesday said it had established a $150,000 Liftbridge Impact Fund for ...

Tagged with: Erie Canal liftbridge OCED

New York State Canal Corp. has approved a nearly $6 million contract to rehabilitate the century-old East Guard Lock at the intersection of the Erie Canal and Genesee River in Rochester. “The East Guard Lock is a well-known landmark on ...

Tagged with: canal lock Erie Canal

Two vastly different plans to drive economic growth and tourism on the state’s 524-mile canal system will receive funding through the Reimagine the Canals competition. The $1.5 million award recipient was the team of Madison County Planning Department, STREAM Collaborative ...

Tagged with: canal canal corp Erie Canal NYPA

Fairport residents and visitors to the idyllic town on the Erie Canal have more to occupy their time this summer with a new public art installation and trail improvements at Thomas Creek Wetland in the village. A $50,000 matching grant ...

Tagged with: Erie Canal Fairport thomas creek wetland

Seven finalists have been chosen in the state’s $2.5 million Reimagine the Canals Competition. The New York Power Authority and New York State Canal Corp. in September announced the global competition, designed to find the best ideas to reimagine the ...

Tagged with: Erie Canal reimagine the canals