JAMESTOWN GATEWAY INTERMODAL STATION AND
VISITOR CENTER/RIVERWALK CONNECTOR TRAIL
Jamestown, NY
KEY PROJECT COMPONENTS:
• Locally Administered Federal Aid Project • SEQRA and NEPA Documentation • Schematic and Detailed Building Restoration Design • Trail and Pedestrian Bridge Design • Development of Programmatic Agreement for Historic Design Features • Section 4(f) de minimis Finding and Concurrence • Section 106 Finding of No Adverse Effect • Subsurface Investigation • Hazardous Waste and Contaminated Materials Screening • Topographic Survey • Intense Coordination with Federal and State Agencies • Bidding Services • Construction Management and Observation
The Jamestown Gateway Project includes the rehabilitation of the historic former Erie-Lackawanna Rail Station and the construction of a Riverwalk Connector Trail. The project will transform the abandoned, historic register building into an intermodal station and visitor center, and will reconnect the City of Jamestown’s central business district with the Chadakoin River greenway.
TVGA was retained by the City of Jamestown Department of Public Works to provide comprehensive design and construction phase services for this $10M project. The preliminary design and environmental review phase of the project was funded by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Locally Administered Federal Aid Program and was accomplished within an aggressive 8-month schedule. This included the successful negotiation of a Programmatic Agreement with the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) to enable a Section 106 determination of “no effect” and a Categorical Exclusion determination under NEPA.
Funding for final design and construction of the project was secured from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), the New York State Environmental Protection Fund and the Empire State Development Corporation. The building restoration was designed in accordance with the Secretary of the Interior Standards for the Rehabilitation of Historic Structures. Substantial collaboration and timely and accurate coordination among the many involved state and federal agencies was required to effectively advance this project and satisfy multiple agency design and funding program requirements.
