Madison Street Fishing Pier Project
Questions and comments regarding this project may be addressed to the Planning Department 270-4618 or Engineering Department 270-4567.

Overview

The City of Troy has received a grant from the Department of State, Division of Coastal Resources to further redevelopment work on the former Scolite site at the foot of Madison Street. The grant has been earmarked to improve public access and amenities on the city right of way adjacent to the site and the proposed Rivers & Estuaries Center.

Madison Street is one of few points allowing public access to the Hudson River in South Troy. The street end provides a popular spot for fishermen in the spring. The plan began as a way to provide more amenities for fishing and river watching, including new decking, handicap accessibility, benches, picnic tables and lighting. It has evolved to include a stairway leading down to the river with a hand launch boat slide, street paving improvements to improve water runoff, and utility improvements to separate sanitary and storm sewers to reduce overflow into the river.

Initial plans for the pier were completed by J.K. Fraser and Associates and plans for the street improvements and stairway were completed in-house by Rich Craig in the Engineering Department. The project received Army Corp of Engineer approval, and is will be sent out to bid in early 2009.

Timeline

2009- Construction.

Documents

Site Plan - 3M

Updates

6/2/08 - The Rensselaer Iron Works building adjacent to the project caught fire last week. The building is in the process of being demolished. This does not change the Pier project timeline or scope, but will greatly affect future redevelopment of the site. The 60,000 sq ft building and conceptual plans are discussed on the Upper Hudson Rivers & Estuaries Center page.