MUSTO MARKS OFFICIAL OPENING OF NEW ROAD AT CAMP KRESGE

            WILKES-BARRE, September 13 – State Sen. Raphael Musto today joined the Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA and the community to celebrate the completion of a newly surfaced road at Camp Kresge, which was paved with environmentally friendly materials and will provide better access for guests.

            The new road has been named “Sen. Raphael Musto Drive” because of the senator’s staunch support for the YMCA and its family- and community-based programs.

            “Camp Kresge has always been an inviting place, but this new road paves the way for an even better outdoor experience for anyone who comes here,” Musto said. “Camp Kresge touts itself for building ‘strong kids, strong families and strong communities.’ It deserves a strong road for our kids, our families and our communities to travel through the camp.”

            Campers and guests at Camp Kresge come from communities across Luzerne County. It is the site for day campers and resident campers, as well as a training area for multiple Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops and Eagle and Gold award project.

            The camp also hosts a variety of groups with special needs, including Camp Asthma-Cadabra, which brings asthmatic campers to the site every fall, and Camp Bravehearts, which is a camp for women who are fighting cancer. The SAFE group has used the camp site for children with Autism.

 “So many guests come to this wonderful place, and this new road will give all of our campers easier access through the camp,” Musto said. “Now, they will have the best experience possible here at Camp Kresge.”

            The road was prepared according to the principles of Environmentally Sensitive Maintenance Practices (ESMP), which is a technique that prevents surface erosion and reduces cost and frequency of road maintenance by using Driving Surface Aggregate (DSA).

            DSA is a mixture of crushed stone developed specifically as a surface-wearing course for unpaved roads. It is designed to maximize packing density and produce a durable road surface that performs better than conventional aggregates.

            DSA is beneficial to the environment because it doesn’t contain any silt or clay particles and does not grind into dust—all of which can pollute local water systems.