08-24-2017, 11:22 PM
(08-24-2017, 09:06 PM)Pheidippides Wrote: An observation from the IHT today:
1) The IHT was unexpectedly closed today between Gage and Glasgow. I saw a lot of people going past the closed sign at Gage because the trail closed sign has been up for weeks essentially crying wolf because in those instances the trail was not actually closed but just narrowed and this time it was actually closed this time. On top of that the closed signage on Glasgow end was placed on the north side of Glasgow in the trail and prevented users from reconnecting to the trail (provided the found their way along the unmarked detour route).
2) It looks like the Catalyst137 workers ripped out the pavement and raised the trail up a bit to make the difference in elevations between the trail and the property not quite so different.
3) The trail was reopened by tonight, but it is currently a mixture of loose sand and gravel so be aware of that hazard if you are travelling that stretch.
Lets shame the city on 1) please. I contacted the trails guy at the city repeatedly about the trail closed sign that was left there after the trail was closed for 1 day. He repeatedly told me it wasn't an issue, that crews were clearly doing work if the sign was there. I am just so frustrated.
The Glasgow end markers piss me off too. They did that last time, but at least then they were actually working in the middle of the road, but they could have at least moved the sign to the side. It's just ridiculous. How complicated is this.