Thanks for your feedback. I understand that Greenways are often built in sewer right of ways, and sometimes big long projects are needed to repair sections. I guess my gripe is the lack of marked detours and communication.
I clicked your greenways alerts link and signed up for the text alerts. There are detour maps available there, but this information should be posted on the trail as well. Riding NRT at 401, there is zero indication that a detour is even available, or for how long the project is scheduled for. There are zero detour sings posted, either on the trail or on the roads the detour takes. I have ridden that section many times recently, and I had no idea there was even a detour designate for this section. I usually just cut around the fencing (not totally safe either with the construction equipment, but a hell of a lot safer then taking Perry Creek and 401.)
I would also like to see detours safe enough that you would feel comfortable taking young kids or your dog on it. This detour is not. Both Perry Creek Rd and 401 are very heavy, high speed traffic, with narrow sidewalks. I would hesitate to take this detour on my own, much less with kids in tow.
In such cases I would like to see some kind of protection like Jersey Barriers put up (to make a physical barrier between the sidewalk and the road, and signal changes to make crossing 6 lane 401 safer.
For short term detours (weeks) this may not be feasible, but for a detour on the premier Greenway that is closed for about a year, it should be the bare minimum.
This would have been a much better ( and safer) alternative detour. And I think very feasible.
Regarding the upcoming detour for the Complete 540 nonsense, that one is going to hurt. I have looked at maps of the proposed routing, and this will plow through some of the most scenic portion of the NRT, where the trail veers away from the river and goes up through the meadows. Not looking forward to 540 destroying that. But I am glad there is a pan for a good detour. And we certainly need to ensure the detour is in place before NDCOT starts construction.
On another note, “Greenspace” app I have on my phone has not been updated with closures in years, and does not match the closure map on the website. Can you bring this to the appropriate persons attention please? Thanks. It would be nice if this app also shows the detour route.