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Whitney/Waveny Conservancy outlines Merritt Trail redesign; estimates $2.5–3.5 million, seeks phased town support
Summary
The Whitney/Waveny Park Conservancy presented a schematic redesign of the Merritt Trail focused on noise and sight-line remediation from the Merritt Parkway, proposing berms, walls, fences and native plantings; estimated total cost is $2.5–3.5 million with a phase-one price of $1–1.5 million.
Representatives of the Whitney/Waveny Park Conservancy presented a schematic plan on Oct. 21 to remediate sound and sight impacts from the Merritt Parkway along the Merritt Trail and to restore historic landscape character. The conservancy recommended a phased approach and introduced Heritage Landscapes as the project's landscape design partner.
What the plan would do: the design team recommended moving or re-routing parts of the trail away from the parkway where possible, expanding existing Olmsted-era berms, installing layback…
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