$60.1M allocated for Hudson Valley bridge, culvert projects

New York state is sending $60.1 million in additional financial assistance to counties and municipalities in the Hudson Valley to help pay for the repair and replacement of bridges and culverts. It’s part of $516 million in new spending that was announced by the state that will go to 141 local governments throughout New York. Local governments are responsible for repair and maintenance of approximately half of all the bridges in the state and 87% of the roads.

The state plans to spend about $2 billion in a bridge and culvert repair and replacement program it has named BRIDGE NY. About $716 million had previously been allocated in BRIDGE NY spending.

The latest round of funding commitments Includes several projects in Westchester. $4.75 million is slated to go to the City of Mount Vernon for the rehabilitation of the bridge carrying South Fulton Avenue between East 3rd Street and Beekman Avenue. The City of Rye is due to receive $5 million for the replacement of the Locust Avenue bridge over Blind Brook. The Town of Mamaroneck is in line to receive $769,000 to replace the superstructure replacement of the Rockland Avenue bridge over Sheldrake River. The Village of Irvington is due to receive $1.4 million for the replacement of the Route 9 culvert carrying the tributary to Barney Brook. The Town of Lewisboro will receive $1.426 million in funding toward replacement of the Oscaleta Road culvert.

The Dutchess County government is due tor receive just over $6.1 million while Orange County’s government is due to receive just over $4.4 million. The Ulster County government is in line for $5 million in funding with about $6.5 million going to Putnam County. Rockland County receives about $1 million and Sullivan County’s government receives about $6.2 million. The rest of the $60.1 million in funding goes to various towns.

“We are committed to working with our partners in local government to help ensure that their bridges and culverts are ready to meet the challenges of global climate change,” Gov. Kathy Hochul said. “The BRIDGE NY program provides essential funding directly to local governments to enhance the safety, resiliency, sustainability and reliability of local infrastructure, allowing more than 140 bridges to better withstand extreme weather events and keep New Yorkers safe.”

The state’s Transportation Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez said, “New York’s infrastructure, especially at the local level, is among the oldest in the country, which makes investments like BRIDGE NY that harden our local infrastructure and invest in resiliency and sustainability so critically important.”