NY Pledges $3 Million For Flood Projects In Putnam County

PUTNAM COUNTY, NY — To deal with flooding, New York officials pledged $216.2 million in assistance for 88 local governments to work on some of their most urgent bridge and culvert issues.

That includes almost $3 million for three projects to replace culverts in Putnam County.

The state's BRIDGE NY initiative, which this go-round includes $34,751,680 total for the Hudson region, aims to make New York's local communities stronger, its infrastructure more resilient and more equipped to mitigate the impacts of climate change, said Department of Transportation Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez.

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:

• $1.0 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
• $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
• $1.256 million to Rockland County for the rehabilitation of the Lawrence Street bridge over the tributary to Pascack Brook
• $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
• $999,000 to Rockland County for the replacement of the Spook Rock Road culvert carrying Willow Tree Brook