In 2020, Albany brought 1,500 feet of Patroon Creek back above ground after decades in a pipe; three of the next five years saw peak flows exceed the old pipe’s capacity
In 2002, city engineers in Albany moved a 1,500-foot section of Patroon Creek into a large underground pipe, covering the urban stream to make room for nearby development. Eighteen years later, the city changed direction. In 2020, workers removed the culvert inside the 72-acre Tivoli Lake Preserve, bringing the stream back to the surface as…
