$1.8 Million For Washington Street Repair In Pleasantville

PLEASANTVILLE, NY — From the Westchester County Legislature: Legislator Margaret Cunzio (C) Mount Pleasant, North Castle, Pleasantville announced the passage of $1.8 million in funding through bond acts to rehab a county-owned road in her district. The Westchester county Board of Legislators voted unanimously to approve the project.

The project on Washington Avenue in Pleasantville will span a 1.2 mile section of the road between Grandview Avenue and Greeley Avenue. The new funding through the bond act is $1,810,000 which is in addition to $220,000 previously approved for the design phase of the project. (Sign up to get real time Pleasantville-Briarcliff Manor Patch news alerts and our free daily newsletter; and visit us on Facebook.)

Rehab work will include will include milling, resurfacing, crack repair, replacement or adjustment of utility castings, concrete curb replacement, installation of handicap ramps, new traffic loops, and new pavement markings.

Washington Avenue carries approximately 3,000 cars per day and received a PCI rating of 55 in 2016. The PCI is a rating system based on a 0-100 score. A condition rating of zero indicates that the road requires reconstruction. A score of 100 indicates that the road is new. Based on the PCI rating of 55, this section of roadway requires structural rehabilitation to extend its life.

Following the vote, Legislator Cunzio said, “I want to thank my legislative colleagues as well as the women and men in Westchester’s Department of Public Works for addressing this important need in Pleasantville. Washington Avenue is a well-used and important part of our infrastructure and is badly in need of rehabilitation. This work will go a long way toward keeping drivers and pedestrians safe while supporting vital economic activity for our local businesses.”

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