Motor Parkway Multi-Use Trail

Project Location: Eisenhower Park, East Meadow, Town of Hempstead
Client: Nassau County Department of Public Works

Nassau County was selected for Transportation Alternatives Grant (TAP) to construct a 1.4-mile section of the Long Island Motor Parkway Multi-Use Trail: Old Country Road – Salisbury Drive Segment that would complete a 10-mile continuous pedestrian and bicycle trail from the Nassau Hub to the historic Hamlet of Levittown.  This project was federally funded and required the project’s development, design, and construction to follow State and Federal requirements as outlined in the Procedures for Locally Administered Federal Aid Projects (PLAFAP).

N+P prepared the Design Approval Document in accordance with the NYSDOT’s Project Development Manual (PDM); development of design plans conforming to the NYSDOT Highway Design Manual (HDM), NYSDOT standard Sheets and Regional Guide Sheets, and the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD); and prepared preliminary and final estimates utilizing  NYSDOT specifications.

This project’s design included the construction of a 12-foot-wide path meandering through and Eisenhower County Park and while being sensitive to the environmental aspects of the park and the golf course. Care was taken to avoid impact to the many of the parks existing trees and any endangered/threatened species and plants.