Politics & Government

Peekskill Landing Park Construction to Start This Fall

Scenic Hudson Park at Peekskill Landing—the first phase of the City of Peekskill's $8 million waterfront redevelopment project—will be underway come early fall, according to officials.

City Manager Anthony Ruggiero is set to recommend at tonight's (Aug. 12) common council meeting Elmsford-based Eastern Excavation, Inc. as the general contractor for the park at Peekskill Landing.

An elevated walkway, a pedestrian bridge and multi-use trailways are part of the plans. Leaders hope the finished product "will bring new uses and connectivity to Peekskill’s waterfront." 

Eastern Excavation provided the lowest qualified bid at $2.55 million, according to officials. There were six offers in total, with the highest coming in at $4.3 million.

Ruggiero said groundbreaking is expected to occur in early fall, and construction will take about a year, according to a press release. He first worked on the project as an assistant city planner in the early 2000s.

“This is great news for Peekskill,” Mayor Mary Foster said in a statement. “The city’s riverfront always had a great deal of potential. Now our residents, businesses, and visitors will be able to enjoy it even more. Redevelopment efforts have been a longtime in coming."

This is not the first time Eastern Excavation has worked with the city. In 2011 the company completed a $1.1 million infrastructure project at River Point.  


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Here's some additional information the city provided via a press release:

Since 1998, city officials have had to navigate a complex web of state and federal regulations—and a series of difficult funding gaps—to get the waterfront redevelopment project off the ground. But now, approvals are in place and recent support from the Governor’s Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Council helped get the ball rolling with funding from Empire State Development.

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The project plan for Scenic Hudson Park at Peekskill Landing calls for the construction of an elevated walkway along the City’s legendary Hudson shoreline, a pedestrian bridge, gazebo and trellis, and multi-use trailways for jogging, biking, walking, and other outdoor activities. Amenities, like the installation of utilities and lighting, signage and trash receptors, a drinking fountain, and concrete pads and landscaping, are also included in the plan.


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