Daniel Zuckerman is reporting for Columbia-Greene Media according to a report released last week by the Greene County Legislature, the $14.6 million Skywalk project, designed to connect the Thomas Cole and Olana state historic sites, will generate more than $4 million in new revenue and create dozens of new jobs. The economic impact analysis determined that Skywalk will cause an estimated $4.5 million to be spent annually at local businesses and 66 new jobs will be created. Final survey work, as well as the final design and bid specification package are being worked on, Greene County Economic Development, Tourism and Planning Director Warren Hart said. Construction is expected to resume in September. Greene County will be responsible for the path leading from the bridge to the Thomas Cole site, the sidewalk on the bridge and the roundabout. The design on the Columbia County side of the project is preliminary. Visitors to Olana would use one of its carriage roads to access the Skywalk, Hart said. The public is invited to attend a public meeting on the project, 6 p.m., Wed., May 23, at the Washington Irving Senior Center in Catskill. That meeting is hosted by Hart’s office, Olana, Thomas Cole, the state Bridge Authority and the state Department of Transportation. Read the full story at HudsonValley360 [dot] com.