Rockland Awarded NY Grant For Lawrence Street Bridge Repair

ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY — Money to repair a Lawrence Street bridge over the tributary to Pascack Creek is included in $216.2 million New York state is giving to help 88 local governments to rehabilitate and replace bridges and culverts.

The funding, provided through the State's BRIDGE NY initiative, supports projects that reduce the risk of flooding, improve resiliency of structures, facilitate regional economic competitiveness and prioritize projects that benefit environmental justice communities.

In all, $34,751,680 of it is coming to the Hudson region.

Department of Transportation Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez said the program aims to make New York's local communities stronger, its infrastructure more resilient and more equipped to mitigate the impacts of climate change.

It also helps tackle the long list of bridges and culverts in bad shape. SEE: Here Are The Crumbling Bridges In The Hudson Valley

Since its inception, BRIDGE-NY has been a tremendous boost to local efforts, said Joseph Wisinski, President of the New York State County Highway Superintendents Association.

"Local governments are responsible for the maintenance of 87 percent of the roads and over half the bridges in the state," he said. "By attending to the rehabilitation and reconstruction requirements of more bridges and culverts now, the work is less costly and at a significant savings for taxpayers. We commend Commissioner Dominguez and Governor Kathy Hochul for their partnership and strong support of state funding for local road and bridge programs for the benefit and safety of the traveling public."

In the Hudson Valley, the funded projects include:

• $1.256 million to Rockland County for the rehabilitation of the Lawrence Street bridge over the tributary to Pascack Brook
• $999,000 to Rockland County for the replacement of the Spook Rock Road culvert carrying Willow Tree Brook
• $1.603 million to the Town of Red Hook (Dutchess County) for the replacement of the Saw Kill Road bridge over the Saw Kill
• $4.235 million to Orange County Department of Public Works (Orange County) for the replacement of the Hulsetown Road bridge over Cromline Creek
• $4.477 million to Sullivan County for the replacement of the County Route 49 bridge over Neversink River
• $4.727 million to Sullivan County for the replacement of the Beaver Brook Road bridge over Beaver Brook
• $4.095 million to Ulster County for the replacement of the County Road 54 bridge over the Beaver Kill
• $1.999 million to the Town of Rochester (Ulster County) for the replacement of the Boice Mill Road bridge over Falls Mill Brook
• $4.842 to the Town of Rye (Westchester County) for the replacement of the South Barry Avenue bridge over Otter Creek
• $993,000 to the Town of East Fishkill (Dutchess County) for the replacement of the Hillside Lake Road culvert
• $1.0 million to Orange County Department of Public Works for the replacement of the Neversink Drive (CR80) culvert carrying the tributary to Shinhollow Brook
• $526,000 to the Town of Newburgh (Orange County) for the replacement of the Elmhurst Avenue culvert carrying Bushkill Creek
• $1.0 million to Orange County Department of Public Works for the replacement of the Lakes Road (CR5) culvert carrying the tributary to Shinhollow Brook
• $1.0 million to Putnam County for the replacement of the Peekskill Hollow Road culvert carrying Wiccopee Brook
• $1.0 million to Putnam County for the replacement of the Snake Hill Road culvert carrying the Philipse Brook Tributary
• $999,000 to the Town of Kent Highway Department (Putnam County) for the replacement of the Lake Louise Drive culvert