April 14, 2009
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$167 million coming to Hudson Valley for infrastructure through stimulus package
Governor Paterson has recently certified $77.4 million in stimulus funding for projects in the Hudson Valley. Specifically, the projects include:
• $15.2 million of funding for a project to replace the Palisades Interstate Parkway bridge over Route 202 in the towns of Haverstraw and Ramapo, Rockland County. Construction is expected to be completed in November 2010;
• $3.7 million in funding for a project to install an automated traffic management system on the Cross County Parkway in Westchester County. The new system will include acoustic vehicle detectors that will communicate with the region’s Transportation Management Center, located in Hawthorne, Westchester County. The project is expected to be completed in the fall of 2010;
• $13.4 million in funding for a project to provide much-needed general maintenance of 18 bridges along Interstate 684 in Westchester County, helping to extend the service life of the structures. The project is expected to be completed in the fall of 2010;
• $5.9 million in funding for a project to repave approximately 34 miles of state roadway in Westchester and Rockland counties. The top layer of worn, deteriorated pavement will be removed and replaced with new asphalt and fresh pavement markings to extend the service life of pavement. Construction is expected to be completed by the end of 2009;
• $3.3 million in funding for a project to construct new bluestone sidewalks along Route 209 in the Hamlet of Stone Ridge located in the Town of Marbletown, Ulster County. The project will restore the historic sidewalk, repave a nearly one mile section of highway, and install a new traffic signal at the intersection of Route 209 and Route 213. The new traffic signal will also include enhanced pedestrian signal poles and crosswalks. Construction is expected to be completed in the summer of 2010;
• $1.4 million in funding for a project to repave approximately 18 miles of state roadway in Columbia, Dutchess and Putnam counties. The top layer of worn, deteriorated pavement will be removed and replaced with new asphalt and fresh pavement markings to extend the service life of pavement. Construction is expected to be completed by the end of 2009;
• $4.4 million in funding for a project to repave approximately 22 miles of state roadway in Orange and Ulster counties. The top layer of worn, deteriorated pavement will be removed and replaced with new asphalt and fresh pavement markings to extend the service life of pavement. Construction is expected to be completed by the end of 2009;
• $4.9 million in funding for a project to paint the steel superstructure of four bridges and provide localized, spot painting on 57 other bridges along Interstate 84 in Dutchess, Putnam, and Orange counties. This preventative-maintenance project will preserve the bridges’ structural integrity. The project is expected to be completed in the summer of 2010;
• $12.2 million in funding for a project to replace the Popham Road Bridge over the Metro-North Railroad tracks in the Village of Scarsdale, Westchester County. Construction is expected to be completed by spring 2011;
• $2.8 million in funding for a project to replace the Odell Avenue Bridge over abandoned railroad tracks in the City of Yonkers, Westchester County. Construction is expected to be completed by the fall of 2009;
• $10.2 million in funding for a project to replace the South First Avenue Bridge over the Metro-North Railroad tracks in the City of Mount Vernon, Westchester County. Construction is expected to be completed by spring 2011.
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