Route 390 Trail Restoration Study

The Route 390 Multi-use Trail was constructed 40 years ago (1980) along with the Route 390 Expressway project, extending north through the Town of Greece. The trail extends approximately 4.7 miles and crosses six vehicular routes, linking a regional commercial corridor at the south to the Lake Ontario State Parkway at the north.

The shared use trail serves as an important local and regional off-road pedestrian and bicycle route for a variety of users. Six public and private K-12 schools are directly served by the trail, which also connects to Town recreational facilities, unique natural assets, and other significant regional multi-use trails, both existing and planned.

The trail has been well used since construction but lacked a defined maintenance and management plan due to uncertainty of maintenance responsibility (predominantly on NYS-DOT lands). After years of pavement failures and vegetative encroachment within the unusually narrow corridor, the trail user conditions are substandard. Pavement is severely deteriorated, well beyond its life expectancy, and includes safety issues that must be addressed. With assistance from the Genesee Transportation Council, the Town of Greece hired Steele Landscape Architecture to assess trail conditions and develop recommendations on future restoration.