Along the Airport connector beyond mainline MM 7.8, work began in early August to replace the Clinton Enlow Bridge, which is near MM A-0.9. The bridge was closed to all traffic in October, but has now re-opened on a reduced 4-feet width basis. Bike riders must dismount at either end of the construction site's narrow path until the entire bridge opens.
A work crew will be onsite at National tunnel clearing debris from Monday, October 13, through Friday, October 17. The crew will include flaggers to hep you get safely around the area. Be alert and slow down as you approach the tunnel from either direction.
A section of Montour Trail in the Airport area will be closed all day Monday and Tuesday, October 27-28. The section affected is from Old Beaver Grade Road to Hassam Road. Workers will be stationed near the Forest Grove Sportsman Club near MM 1.5, and there will be no detour around this. That trail section will re-open Tuesday morning.
Montour Trail Council’s Annual Meeting and dinner is scheduled for Sunday, November 2, at the Loft Conference Center – Southpointe. Please plan to join us! Amy Kapp of the national Rails to Trails Conservancy is the event's keynote speaker. Her presentation is titled Connecting People and Places: The Next Chapter in America’s Trail Story. On the eve of Rails to Trails Conservancy’s 40th anniversary and the United States' 250th birthday, she will reflect on where our nation stands in the walking […]
During a recent inspection of the National Tunnel, Montour Trail engineers found areas of deterioration of the concrete ceiling, enough to affect the tunnel's stability. Therefore, Montour Trail Council has decided that, in the interest of safety, the National Tunnel will temporarily close on Tuesday morning 11 November, for initial stabilization work to its deteriorating ceiling near the western entrance. The Tunnel, located in Cecil township at MM 25, was constructed by the Montour Railroad in the early twentieth century. […]