Montour Trail Flood Damage
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The Montour Trail suffered severe damage from flooding in the Peters Creek watershed on June 20. In South Park Township nearly a mile of limestone trail surface will need to be replaced and between Large and Clairton over 700 feet of asphalt was washed away. Altogether the flood damage is estimated at over $100,000.
We are asking trail users for donations to help with the cost of materials for restoration of the South Park section of trail. The cost of restoration of this section of trail was estimated to be about $20,000. The repairs will be performed by volunteers. The donated funds are being placed in the checking account of the South Hills Friends of the Montour Trail, a Montour Trail Council sub-group whose mission is maintenance of the trail between Library and Clairton. Periodically funds will be transferred to a Montour Trail Council restricted account where they will only be available for South Park area trail restoration. As of 8/7 the Go Fund Me has generated donations of $5041.52 and donations from all sources have totaled $7,928.52. As of 7/16 $5,258.68 was transferred to the Trail Council restricted account and another $1,225 in donations were made directly to the Trail Council. Additional funds will be transferred on 8/9.
As of 8/7 volunteers have restored 3,600 feet of trail in two of the three sections needing restoration and have started work on the third section. Almost all of the restoration costs are for the purchase of stone (of various sizes) for filling in holes, leveling the trail and laying a crushed limestone surface to replace the surface that was washed away. We have not received bills yet, but have taken delivery of 21 triaxle loads of stone, at an estimated cost of $11,500. We expect to need another 10 triaxle loads at a cost of $5,000 to $6,000. We may also need several loads of rip rap to protect several areas of stream bank from future erosion, but a decision on that has not yet been made. Placement of the stone and the actual repair work has been performed by unpaid volunteers using Montour Trail Council owned equipment. Through 8/6 volunteers had donated 330 hours of labor to perform the restoration work, including 51 hours by David Oyler. We hope to finish restoring the South Park trail section by the end of August.
https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2018/07/04/montour-trail-repairs-to-cost-100k/ - Marty Griffin story about flood damage (KDKA News).
We are asking trail users for donations to help with the cost of materials for restoration of the South Park section of trail. The cost of restoration of this section of trail was estimated to be about $20,000. The repairs will be performed by volunteers. The donated funds are being placed in the checking account of the South Hills Friends of the Montour Trail, a Montour Trail Council sub-group whose mission is maintenance of the trail between Library and Clairton. Periodically funds will be transferred to a Montour Trail Council restricted account where they will only be available for South Park area trail restoration. As of 8/7 the Go Fund Me has generated donations of $5041.52 and donations from all sources have totaled $7,928.52. As of 7/16 $5,258.68 was transferred to the Trail Council restricted account and another $1,225 in donations were made directly to the Trail Council. Additional funds will be transferred on 8/9.
As of 8/7 volunteers have restored 3,600 feet of trail in two of the three sections needing restoration and have started work on the third section. Almost all of the restoration costs are for the purchase of stone (of various sizes) for filling in holes, leveling the trail and laying a crushed limestone surface to replace the surface that was washed away. We have not received bills yet, but have taken delivery of 21 triaxle loads of stone, at an estimated cost of $11,500. We expect to need another 10 triaxle loads at a cost of $5,000 to $6,000. We may also need several loads of rip rap to protect several areas of stream bank from future erosion, but a decision on that has not yet been made. Placement of the stone and the actual repair work has been performed by unpaid volunteers using Montour Trail Council owned equipment. Through 8/6 volunteers had donated 330 hours of labor to perform the restoration work, including 51 hours by David Oyler. We hope to finish restoring the South Park trail section by the end of August.
https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2018/07/04/montour-trail-repairs-to-cost-100k/ - Marty Griffin story about flood damage (KDKA News).
Organizer
David Oyler
Organizer
South Park Township, PA
