I think the thing that bothers me the most about the Heritage Corridor LLC is that when asked what the average Joe can do to help improve the trail experience, they will suggest a donation to themselves. The problem is they don’t own a single inch of the trail. Their biggest contribution to the trail itself is they assist those that do own it with grant writing help, but a donation to them will have little to no effect on the conditions or the visitor experience on the trail.
Northampton Boro south.
Notice here that on Sept 22 a blog post referenced the work I mentioned upthread, the 1.5 mile new construction from Northampton Canal Park south, and the reference to the June 3 groundbreaking. There is no mention of the project finish date.
https://delawareandlehigh.org/blog/e...pment-updates/
Again no mention of the finish date but the blog links to a local media story on the groundbreaking that does give a date of December 2021.
https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehig...9dbfc35fd.html
The Heritage Corridor LLC interactive map for months also held to a Dec 2021 date. Finally on Dec 20, the Heritage Corridor LLC puts it in a blog:
https://delawareandlehigh.org/blog/t...gh-valley-gap/
Better late than never but what about the Rt. 329 bridge replacement project?
Middleburg to Tannery
Back in late 2017, most of the crossing at Middleburg Rd, two miles north of White Haven, was in place, the Heritage Corridor LLC announced that the crossing would be dedicated in early 2018. It should be noted that this blog entry was posted at the height of the Mansion House Bridge fiasco:
https://delawareandlehigh.org/blog/d...ct-big-impact/
Three and a half years later the crossing is complete:
https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehig...9dbfc35fd.html
Two weeks later the trail from the brand new crossing is closed, as is the trail itself from Middleburg Rd to White Haven (north), then from White Haven (South) to Lehigh Tannery, two miles south of White Haven. The .3 miles of trail in White Haven Boro remains open as the trail there is share the road and to close it would require closing Main Street.
https://www.media.pa.gov/Pages/DCNR_...spx?newsid=773
Seemingly oblivious to this trail closure, on Sept 21, the Heritage Corridor released this blog urging the public to take advantage of the (now closed) trail in White Haven…
https://delawareandlehigh.org/blog/f...-the-dl-trail/
As a personal note, I put in 2000+ miles/year on this trail. I have seen my share of bicycle mishaps there but the only actual crash I have come across was in summer of 2019 at the Middleburg Rd crossing. And my closest near death experience on a bike was at this crossing about 6 weeks later when a tri-axle came to within a micron of invading my personal space.
My point in all this is simple. You simply cannot trust the information the Heritage Corridor LLC puts out regarding this trail. Too many people on the payroll, too little actual experience on the trail itself.