LEE- BIKEWAY CONSTRUCTION, FROM ROUTE 102 TO WEST PARK STREET (PHASE 1)

The proposed project consists of an approximately 1-mile-long trail, providing accommodations for pedestrian and bicyclists through the town of Lee, and a segment of the Berkshire Bikeway. The shared use path will run along the east side of the Housatonic River, between the Lee Bank on West Park Street and the Big Y on Pleasant Street (Route 102). The shared use path will be an 8- to 10-foot-wide paved surface with a 2-foot-wide gravel shoulder on each side, which will transition to 12-foot-wide pile-supported boardwalks (8-foot travel way with 2-foot shoulders) at three locations where the path crosses brooks and/or wetlands. Improvements to the existing gravel parking lot on Route 102 (opposite Big Y Supermarket) and at the Route 102/Tyringham Road/Big Y entrance intersection to provide access to the parking lot are also proposed.