Fordham Boulevard Sidepath

Last week the contractor continued clearing and mulching between Walnut St and Willow Dr.

This week, the contractor will install the remaining construction entrance on Walnut St and the remaining silt fence. The contractor will also begin grading from Cleland Dr to the bridge, subject to equipment availability.

The Fordham Boulevard sidepath is now continuously closed to allow our contractors to continue construction work. In addition, there may be intermittent closure of the right lane of Fordham Blvd so crews can do tree work adjacent to the road.

The Town and contractor continue to ask for the public's adherence to trail and road closures. This is important to keep everyone safe while construction activities are underway.

Last week, the contractor began clearing trees and brush at the construction entrances at Cleland Drive and Walnut Street. This week, we expect our contractor to continue tree clearing and complete the installation of the construction entrances, including a silt fence placed from Walnut Street to Willow Drive.

Depending on equipment scheduling, a lane closure along Fordham Boulevard may be required to enable the clearing of large trees from Estes Drive to Ridgefield Road. We will keep this page updated on any lane closures.

The Town and contractor continue to ask for the public's adherence to the trail closure signs and barricades, as well as any future lane closures. This is important to keep everyone safe.

Last week the contractor worked on installing construction entrances at Cleland Dr., S. Estes Dr., Ridgefield Rd., and Willow Dr. They cleared some trees, mulched, and continued installing the silt fence.

This week will be much of the same. They are expected to install the construction entrance at Walnut St. and clearing trees and brush between Cleland Dr., and S. Estes Dr.

The Town and contractor continue to ask for the public's adherence to the trail closure signs and barricades. This is important to keep everyone safe.

We will be providing weekly updates on the Fordham Sidepath construction as it progresses. This week the contractor will continue installing construction entrances between Ridgefield Rd. and Willow Dr. They will continue mulching and clearing necessary to install the silt fence. There will be a crane on site on Thursday (10/22) to cut several larger trees.

For now, the existing sidepath will be closed daily during work and will open in the evenings when the contractor is done for the day. Eventually the path will be closed day and night, and we will post here when we have that date. In order to keep everyone safe, we ask that the public stay off the path when it's closed.

The Fordham Sidepath contractor will begin clearing trees along the project corridor on Thursday, October 15th. Initial clearing will occur between Cleland Drive and the bridge over Bolin Creek and will last until mid-week next week. Existing trail users should find alternate routes, as the existing trail between Cleland Drive and Ridgefield Road will be closed during working hours for the foreseeable future. The contractor will open the trail at the end of the day when it's safe to do so.

Lanier Construction, the firm hired by the Town to construct the Fordham Sidepath, will begin staking the perimeter of the project limits as early as this Friday, September 18th. Lanier anticipates breaking ground on the project as soon as September 28th and construction will continue for about a year. No traffic impacts are expected on Fordham Boulevard, and occasional temporary lane closures on the intersecting side streets will be advertised ahead of time. The existing asphalt sidepath between Cleland Drive and Ridgefield Road is not expected to be passable during construction.

Please check this page for updates as construction progresses.

The sidepath construction contract is approved, and work will start in late September or early October.

The Town received five construction cost bids on June 2, 2026, and we are working on the approval of the apparent low bidder's construction contract. Construction is planned to commence this fall.

The Town’s request for construction bids went out on Tuesday, May 12, and the bids are due at 2:00pm on June 2, 2026.