Construction Near Cecil
In late July, a construction crew and volunteers will be installing fencing along the Trail in the Cecil area, near MM 24.3, which is close to McConnell Road. Be cautious as you approach the area when the crew is working.
In late July, a construction crew and volunteers will be installing fencing along the Trail in the Cecil area, near MM 24.3, which is close to McConnell Road. Be cautious as you approach the area when the crew is working.
A streambank stabilization project will take place late July through mid August on Montour Trail along Sawmill Run. There will be heavy equipment at the work site, including large excavators and trucks that will come and go throughout the workday between 7am and 5pm. Temporary stoppage of trail traffic is likely. Please use caution in that area and heed the signs/flaggers' warnings.
The Montour Trail Maintenance Crew will be moving their base of operation from the Limestone trailhead to the Irishtown trailhead starting on Monday 8/4/2025. To accommodate the material and equipment needed to resurface the trail, the Irishtown parking lot will be CLOSED to trail users until work is completed on this section of the trail. As a reminder, please be aware of the equipment moving about the trail. The crew wants to say thank you to all the trail users […]
The greater community Pittsburgh is invited to attend the official opening of the Muse branch on Thursday, August 21. It takes place at 10 AM at the Muse trailhead, near the McConnell Trails residential development on McConnell Road in Cecil Township. The ribbon cutting ceremony marks the culmination of more than ten years of planning, negotiation, and construction. The Muse branch follows along the former right-of-way of a 1.6-mile spur constructed by the Montour Railroad to service a […]