After four years of planning and construction, the downtown Albany Skyway opened Friday. New York Governor Kathy Hochul headlined the ribbon-cutting.

Albany, NY (WRGB) — Governor Kathy Hochul unveiling the highly anticipated Albany Skyway on Friday. The newly constructed elevated park and pedestrian bridge connects the Hudson River to ...

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo Tuesday announced that construction on the Albany Skyway, a new elevated park in the state's capital, will begin this month.

The New York State Department of Transportation said the Albany Skyway is on track to open by the end of 2021.

The editorial "Reach for the Skyway," Jan. 30, cites two successful linear parks: High Line in New York City and Walkway Over the Hudson in Poughkeepsie. I note that both of these are principally ...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on March 5, 2018, announced $3.1 million in funding for the Albany Skyway project, which would convert an underused Interstate 787 exit ramp into a linear park. Here’s what ...

The Albany Skyway that crosses the Hudson River - connecting Albany to Rensselaer County - opened earlier this week with great fanfare.

The city of Albany is getting more than $3 million in state funding to turn a lightly traveled interstate ramp into an elevated park giving pedestrians and bicyclists access to the Hudson River.

The skyway is on the old 787 northbound ramp from Quay Street to Clinton Avenue. It gives pedestrians and cyclists another way to reach the Corning Riverfront Park and the Mohawk Hudson Bike Trail.

Downtown Albany already has a 16-year-old pedestrian bridge spanning I-787, but the new skyway will be closer to a section of the city undergoing redevelopment.