SMITHTOWN, NY — A stretch of Route 347 in the towns of Smithtown and Islip will undergo a $7 million resurfacing project as part of a statewide initiative to improve roads damaged by harsh weather, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Tuesday.
The project will resurface Route 347 between Route 454 and Terry Road, covering 23 lane miles in Suffolk County. Construction is expected to begin in spring 2027, according to the governor's office.
The funding is part of a $100 million statewide investment that will support repaving projects at 68 locations across New York, covering more than 640 lane miles of state highways.
"New York's roads face challenging conditions from extreme weather in all seasons, and this investment will help to rejuvenate some of the state highways most impacted by the harsh winter weather we see each year," Hochul said in a statement.
The Route 347 project is the only Long Island project listed under the newly announced Harsh Winter Paving program, which is intended to improve road conditions, enhance safety and help highways withstand extreme weather.
"New York has some of the harshest winter weather in the country and I'm pleased that Governor Hochul continues to recognize this by investing in resilient infrastructure projects across the state," New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez said.
The announcement follows more than $600 million in additional state paving investments for over 180 projects during the 2026 construction season. Combined with other scheduled roadwork, those initiatives represent more than 4,000 lane miles of renewed pavement statewide, according to the governor's office.
The project is part of a statewide paving initiative scheduled to begin in spring 2027, according to the governor's office. A specific construction timeline for Route 347 was not announced.
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