Crews complete flood-resistance project at Wright’s Landing Marina in Oswego

OSWEGO, N.Y. — Crews have finished construction at Wright’s Landing Marina in the City of Oswego.

The $3.1 million project is part of Cuomo’s Lake Ontario Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative (REDI).

The completed project will make the marina more flood-resistant and “pedestrian-friendly, which will also improve access to key businesses and enhance safety for visitors,” the office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday.

The Wright’s Landing project, which was undertaken by the City of Oswego with oversight by the New York State Department of State, included important flood mitigation measures. They included raising the elevation of marina structures to compensate for higher water levels, including the boat launch, pavilion area, parking lot, and access roads. The structures were raised about three feet to reduce future flooding.

The measures also included installation of bioretention basins to infiltrate, store, and filter the rainwater, along with repaving and restriping the access road and parking lot and install bollards along the waterfront at the lot perimeter, per Cuomo’s office.

In addition, crews installed a concrete sidewalk that replaces the wooden boardwalk and made improvements to the landscaping, which will “generate additional foot traffic for local businesses.” The project also included making repairs to the floating docks, which sustained flood damage in 2017 and 2019. The docks and slips were redesigned and expanded to serve more boaters.

Wright’s Landing is a deep-water marina located at the intersection of the New York State Canal System and Lake Ontario. The marina includes seasonal and transient boat slips, a boat launch, fish-cleaning station, 24-hour rest room and showers, and boat pump out.

About REDI

In response to the extended pattern of flooding along the shores of Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River, Cuomo created REDI to “increase the resilience” of shoreline communities and “bolster” economic development in the region.

The state established five REDI regional planning committees to identify local priorities, at-risk infrastructure, and other assets and public-safety concerns. The committee included representatives from eight counties, including Cayuga, Oswego, Jefferson, St. Lawrence, Niagara, Orleans, Monroe, and Wayne.

The REDI Commission allocated $20 million for homeowner assistance, $30 million to improve the resiliency of businesses, and $15 million toward a regional dredging effort that will benefit each of the eight counties in the REDI regions. The remaining $235 million has been allocated toward local and regional projects that advance and exemplify the REDI mission.