New visitor center for Narrowsburg
Brothers Irving and Alan Zuckerman will be taking their construction expertise to Narrowsburg, where Verticon Ltd.”™s owners will build a visitors center for Upper Delaware Scenic Byway.
The Scenic Byway (Route 97) traverses the borders of Orange, Sullivan and Delaware counties along a 70-mile stretch of the Delaware River. The road connects the village of Hancock in Delaware with the city of Port Jervis in Orange, where rafting is a popular tourist attraction.
Verticon is a construction consultant member of a team of designers charged with completing an initial phase for the visitor”™s center, which will be located at Fort Delaware in Narrowsburg. The property features a reconstructed 1750s fort and currently offers a museum, log cabins and provides a picture of what mid-18th Century life was like.
“The Upper Delaware Scenic Byway brings in thousands of visitors every year and represents a destination that crosses political boundaries. It brings together cultural and geographic beauty,” said Sullivan County Planning Commissioner Luiz Aragon, who said the current facility is inadequate. “A new visitors center will provide a central place for tourists to gather information about the scenic byway to help them plan their trip through each town and city they will pass through while on the Delaware. We”™re hoping it becomes a main attraction along the route.”
Verticon is already working on the county”™s new 38,000-square-foot transfer station in Monticello, scheduled to open in January. “The transfer station project holds great significant in the county,” Aragon said. “It will increase public services to residents and serve a growing demand.”
“Both projects represent significant investments in Sullivan County and will be beneficial to all of its residents,” said Verticon co-President Irving Zuckerman. “We have always been a strong proponent of strengthening the tourism industry in Sullivan County and proud to contribute to its growth. Construction of a new transfer station in the county seat of Monticello is an indicator that the county is growing and we are proud to be a part of this project, as well as building a new visitors center for tourists who enjoy the Scenic Byway.”