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Culvert Work To Close Section Of Towpath At Cuyahoga Valley National Park

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February 17, 2019

A section of the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail at Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Ohio will be closed for a three-week period to allow for the replacement of a culvert.

The section to be closed falls between a half-mile mile north of Boston Mills Road and 1 mile south of Highland Road. It will close on Tuesday for about three weeks. There will be no detour available, according to a park release.

This project is part of a Stanford Run stream restoration for which a contract was awarded in November 2018. An upgraded culvert will be installed to allow Stanford Run to flow under the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail and reconnect to the Cuyahoga River.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District awarded a $425,000 contract to Ryba Marine Construction Co., for ecosystem restoration within the Stanford Run Watershed, near Peninsula, Ohio. 

“This section of Stanford Run has seen a large build-up of sedimentation over many years” said Russ Brandenburg, USACE Buffalo District project manager. “Reconnecting this tributary to the Cuyahoga River is important because current stream conditions include stagnant flow and ponding, and this project will help to alleviate those conditions.”

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency provided funds for this project through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, and the project has been closely coordinated with the national park staff.

“USACE has helped us finally bring this project to completion after years of planning by the national park,” said Cuyahoga Deputy Superintendent Paul Stoehr. “Our collaboration with USACE Buffalo District over the last two years has been extremely productive and this project is an important step toward the Park’s strategic vision to improve condition of the Cuyahoga River watershed.”

The entire project is scheduled to be completed by October 2019.

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