Project Host
City of Kingston - PROJECT IS COMPLETE
Project Goals
This design project has been completed. The City of Kingston designed shoreline improvements along the Kingston Rondout Waterfront from the 9W Bridge to the Ole Savannah. The design addresses extreme hazards from flooding, seeks to protect important facilities including the Hudson River Maritime Museum, and helps stimulate economic development and water-related and water-dependent activities.
The City collaborated with private landowners to finance and implement the design of shoreline improvements on the waterfront, which support recommendations identified in Kingston's Waterfront Revitalization Implementation Plan and Planning for Rising Waters: the Kingston Tidal Waterfront Flooding Task Force Report. The goal is to promote resiliency on the waterfront that will mitigate the impacts of future flooding.
Funder(s) & Amounts
NYS Planning- $60,000
City of Kingston Local Match- $60,000
Project Manager's Contact Information
Project Status (Updated September 2024)
The selected design and engineering consultant, McLaren, began the preliminary data collection for design in April 2018. The City identified community members to serve on a Project Advisory Committee (PAC), and they met several times in 2018.
McLaren developed several design alternatives for the project and presented them to the PAC for their input and feedback. The City selected a preferred alternative, which was presented to the community at the Weaving the Waterfront at the end of October 2019.
In 2020, McLaren completed construction documents for the design of the shoreline from under the 9W bridge near the Clearwater Building to the edge of the Steelhouse Building. Final construction documents are available via the link below. The City was notified in early 2024 that $6 million was added to the New York State budget to help cover the cost of construction. The City is awaiting instructions on next steps from NYS.