Project History

The purpose of the project is to provide access for the proposed Luther Forest Technology Campus that will be situated east of U.S. Route 9 and north of NYS Route 67. The location and alignment of the driveways were developed as part of the Luther Forest Technology Campus Final Generic Environmental Impact Statement and the Town of Malta Comprehensive Plan, and will minimize the impact of projected traffic on the residents and the transportation network. The four (4) LFTC Site Driveways include: one from NYS Route 9/67 along Stonebreak Road which is called the Stonebreak Road Extension, a second driveway from NYS Route 67, Luther Forest Boulevard (formerly called Main Access Driveway), a third on Cold Springs Road which is the Cold Springs Road Connector and the fourth will be another connection to Cold Springs Road. All four driveways will be extended into the project site to connect with the proposed development areas.

The construction cost for the project is $33 million, the project is being funded with New York State Multi-Modal Transportation and other State funding.  Temporary construction access will be completed by November 2008 with the roadway construction substantially completed by November 2009.

As a component of the LFTC Planned Development District (PDD) approval process with the Towns of Malta and Stillwater, a traffic analysis of the proposed site driveways was completed and included in the Draft GEIS and was used as the basis for the response to comments included in the Final GEIS. Below are several of the parameters that affected the design of the site driveways and were approved as part of the LFTC PDD.

• Access to the site will be provided at four (4) locations for Phases 1 and 2 of Fab development, US Route 9 at Stonebreak Road; and from NYS Route 67; and two (2) locations on Cold Springs Road. During Phase 1 of Fab development, there may be only one access point on Cold Springs Road, subject to Town of Stillwater approval.
• Multi-use paths will be constructed along the primary arterial boulevards within the LFTC for pedestrian and bicycle circulation.
• There will be no road connection to Fox Wander Road along the Stone Break Road access road.

For a complete list of the transportation infrastructure improvements necessary to support the proposed project refer to the LFTC GEIS Statement of Findings as adopted May 18, 2004 by the Malta Town Board.

The Engineers Role

Creighton Manning Engineering has been retained to represent the Town of Malta in the Construction Inspection
of the LFTC Interior Roadways project. This includes ensuring quality control through performing detailed
inspections, maintaining complete project records, and processing contractor payments.

The on-site inspection staff includes a Resident Engineer (RE) who is in charge of the day to day administration of
the project and the inspectors. The RE assigns tasks to the inspectors and oversees the entire project. The RE
maintains constant contact with the Town and facilitates issues that come up during the course of the
project.

Specific tasks include the following:

• Full time on site inspection.
• Attend progress meetings and prepare meeting minutes.
• Review shop drawings and inform the Town of approvals and discrepancies.
• Create and maintain inspection reports using the NYSDOT Manual of Uniform Record Keeping.
• Prepare monthly estimates for completed work and submit them to the Town.
• Review and prepare change orders to be submitted to the Town for approval.
• Assist the Town with all construction contract disputes that arise.

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