Pedestrian bridge expected to be done 2025 over Oak Orchard on Maple Ridge Road

MEDINA – A new pedestrian bridge over Oak Orchard Creek on Maple Ridge Road is expected to be complete by October 2025, Medina village officials said.

The project also includes a sidewalk from Crosby’s to the Medina Business Park.

The village in 2021 was awarded a $1,094,196 grant to construct the bridge and sidewalks as part of a multi-use path for pedestrians and bicycles. The funding was awarded by the state through a federal Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) grant.

That is covering 80 percent of the project. The remaining 20 percent is to be paid locally from the village, Town of Shelby, Orleans County and Orleans Economic Development Agency.

The Village Board on Monday voted to pay $14,195 from village funds to the state Department of Transportation to go towards right-of-way acquisition. The sidewalks and shoulders near the bridge will cut into some residents’ property and they will be compensated for that land, board members said.

Mayor Marguerite Sherman said the project will make it much safer for residents and cyclists along that stretch of Maple Ridge. The spot by the creek, in particular, has a very narrow space for pedestrians and cyclists. The bridge will keep them back away from a busy road.

Construction is expected to start in the spring.