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Robert Moses Parkway to be no more
Updated: Wednesday, 20 Feb 2013, 6:13 PM EST
Published : Wednesday, 20 Feb 2013, 6:13 PM EST
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) - New York state officials have agreed to remove a stretch of four-lane highway that runs along the Niagara Gorge in western New York.
The Buffalo News reports that plans announced Wednesday call for the Robert Moses Parkway to be replaced with a low-speed, two-lane parkway that's set back hundreds of yards from the rim of the gorge. That will allow for construction of a hiking trail and other improvements designed to improve access to the scenic landscape.
Officials say public input will be gathered as the design and planning move forward. Construction could be two years away.
The highway was built in the 1960s with scenic views for motorists in mind. But now it's seen as a contributing factor to the decline of Niagara Falls.
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