Specifications include, but are not limited to: Phase I Extension of the D&L Rail Trail project on Wilkes-Barre Mountain is a linear 0.98 mile trail project on Wilkes-Barre Mountain within Wilkes-Barre Township and Plains Township. The trail will be mostly aligned on the former railroad right-of-way and existing road/path owned for trail use by the North Branch Land Trust (NBLT). The rail trail will be a 10 foot wide crushed stone trail with 2 foot graded shoulders. This will directly replace the existing railroad ballast / roadway. The project will, for the most part, use the existing drainage infrastructure and rehabilitate the ditches associated with the past railroad use. Some new drainage pipes are proposed. Drainage areas, flow patterns, volumes and drainage structures / location of drainage structures are proposed to remain unchanged by the rail trail implementation. Required signage and access control features (gates, boulders, fencing) are also to be installed.
