TROY — Elected officials unveiled a new Hudson River boat launch Friday morning in the city's North Central neighborhood.

The Ingalls Avenue boat launch is located immediately south of the Federal Lock and Dam, and can be used by motorized and non-motorized watercraft.

Mayor Patrick Madden heralded the public space as a milestone in his efforts to revitalize Troy's waterfront. The waterway access was once an inactive industrial site.

The city broke ground on the 30-foot-by-80-foot concrete ramp, floating dock and kayak launch in August 2018. The design is also accessible for community members living with disabilities.

The boat launch was funded using a $1 million grant from the state Environmental Protection Fund and Department of State's Local Waterfront Revitalization Program, as well as nearly a $44,000 EPF "Eco Docks" grant and a $12,500 grant from Scenic Hudson.

The state Department of Environmental Conservation and Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial grant programs also contributed funds.

National Grid remediated the contaminated soil in early 2019 to address historic manufactured gas impacts to the area.