On January 28, 2019 The Albany County  Contract Administration Board approved  a contract with CSX  for $87,620 to begin engineering work on the quiet zone. We greatly appreciate the support for the quiet zone given by New York State Senator George Amedore, New York State Assemblywoman Pat Fahy,  Albany County Executive Dan McCoy, Voorheesville Mayor Robert Conway, New Scotland … [Read more...]

As you may recall, in August the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) requested that the County contact CSX to obtain updated engineering information on the quiet zone. Following the Village Board meeting last month, Mayor Conway heard back from the County that the necessary steps (funding commitment for force account etc.) have been taken for CSX to begin … [Read more...]

In the spring of 2017 the NYS Legislature approved funding for the quiet zone. In accordance with state procedures, the project was referred to the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) for review and approval. At the time of the referral we were advised by NYS legislative staff that the review by DASNY could take a year or more and that this length of time for … [Read more...]

At the Village Board workshop last night, the Board informed us that CSX had completed its quiet zone cost study and returned an estimate of $348,692 for construction and engineering. The Board decided it would be wise to price the project at $400,000 to cover contingencies and other potential costs not yet identified. In any case the cost estimates are dramatically lower than … [Read more...]

As we stated previously, in May Rich Straut, a member of the Village Board and liaison with CSX on the quiet zone project, reported that CSX had retained a consultant to begin the preliminary engineering work and that they planned to have the initial field investigations completed sometime in the middle of May. Unfortunately, this turned out not to be the case. After more … [Read more...]