Bridge Repair Funding For Orangetown

PEARL RIVER, NY — More than $262.2 million in enhanced funding has been awarded to municipal governments to accelerate the renewal and modernization of local bridges and culverts. Some of that money will go to Orangetown for Mountainview Avenue over Sparkill Creek.

As part of the State's BRIDGE NY initiative, these awards will fund 165 individual projects in 95 communities across the State. This funding builds on the $300 million in enhanced assistance made available to municipal governments for accelerated bridge and culvert projects since 2015.

SEE: America's Worst Bridges: 5 Are In The Hudson Valley

"Investing in transportation infrastructure is critical to our economic prosperity and the safety of New Yorkers and visitors alike," Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said in the announcement Tuesday. "By providing Bridge NY funding to local governments in every region of the State, we are ensuring bridges and culverts remain safe and reliable and continue supporting economic growth for decades to come."

The BRIDGE NY initiative focuses on projects that address deteriorated structural conditions; mitigate weight restrictions or long detours; facilitate economic development or increase competitiveness; and/or reduce the risk of flooding.

The 165 projects, which include 86 bridges and 79 culverts, were selected following a competitive process that considered, among other factors, the structural condition of a bridge or culvert and its resiliency and significance, based upon traffic volumes and detour considerations.

Awarded projects were located in every region of the state. A full list of awarded projects and funding dollars is available here.

In the Hudson Valley:

• $343,000 to the Town of Pawling (Dutchess County) for Dewey Lane over Hiller Brook
• $151,000 to the Town of Pawling (Dutchess County) for West Main Street over unnamed tributary to Swamp River
• $3.58 million to Orange County for Highland Avenue over Wallace Street
• $613,000 to Orange County for Lower Road (CR 12) over Tributary to Wallkill River
• $182,000 to Putnam County for Croton Falls Road (CR 34) over Mud Pond Outlet
• $191,000 to Putnam County for Croton Falls Road (CR 34) over Mud Pond Outlet
• $1 million to Putnam County for Peekskill Hollow Road over Peekskill hollow Creek
• $1.551 million to Putnam County for Sprout Brook Road over Canopus Creek
• $808,000 to Rockland County for Calls Hollow Road over Minisceongo Creek
• $1.921 million to Rockland County for Grassy Point Road over Minisceongo Creek
• $555,000 to Rockland County for Hungry Hollow Road over Brook
• $348,000 to Rockland County for Townline Road over Brook
• $995,000 to the Town of Orangetown (Rockland County) for Mountainview Avenue over Sparkill Creek
• $291,000 to the Village of Chestnut Ridge (Rockland County) for Pine Brook Road over Pine Brook
• $670,000 to the Village of Wesley Hills (Rockland County) for Wesley Chapel Road over Willow Tree Brook
• $633,000 to the Town of Woodstock (Ulster County) for Mink Hollow Road over Beaver Kill
• $4.541 million to Ulster County for County Road 18 over Shawangunk Kill
• $550,000 to Ulster County for Samsonville Road over Tributary to the Mombaccus Creek
• $5 million to Westchester County for Main Street over Bronx River Parkway
• $2.023 million to the City of Yonkers (Westchester County) for Ludlow Street over Metro North Hudson Line
• $1.75 million to the Town of Mamaroneck (Westchester County) for Waverly Avenue over Sheldrake River
• $1.913 million to the Village of Mount Kisco (Westchester County) for Preston Way over Metro North Harlem Line
• $1.598 million to the Village of Scarsdale (Westchester County) for Heathcote Road over CR 143

ALSO SEE: NY Has 1,928 Deficient, Possibly Unsafe, Bridges

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