New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced this week a $17.4 million project to rehabilitate three highway bridges in the Hudson Valley, enhancing safety and improving resiliency along vital travel routes for motorists in three counties.
With funding support from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), the project will install new decks, road surfaces and make other repairs to bridges along State Route 52 in Orange County, State Route 304 in Rockland County and Illington Road in Westchester County, which are more than 50 years old and serve thousands of motorists each day.
Work on the three bridges includes the installation of fully continuous and jointless bridge decks that will increase the overall life span of the bridges. Additional improvements include new road surfaces, steel girder repairs, pier replacements, concrete abutment repairs and utility work.
The project will rehabilitate the following bridges:
- State Route 52 over Interstate 84 in the Town of Newburgh, Orange County, which was originally built in 1963.
- State Route 304 over Interstate 287 in the Town of Clarkstown, Rockland County, which was originally built in 1953.
- Illington Road over the Taconic State Parkway in the Town of Yorktown, Westchester County, which was originally built in 1967.
Work has already begun on the State Route 52 and Illington Road bridges, Construction will get started on the State Route 304 bridge in the coming months. The project is expected to be completed by the summer of 2026.
Shoulder closures will occur along Interstate 84, the Taconic State Parkway and Interstate 287 to accommodate construction. Additional traffic changes include State Route 52 and State Route 304 which will be reduced to one lane in each direction.
“By investing in infrastructure, we are ensuring that our communities stay connected and that they are ready to meet the challenges posed by climate change,” said Hochul in a press release announcing the project. “The rehabilitation of these three Hudson Valley bridges will ease travel through some of the region’s busiest travel corridors, which will strengthen our economy, improve quality of life and public safety, and help keep our communities prosperous.”
“New York State is committed to investing in our infrastructure to make it more resilient,” said Marie Therese Dominguez Department of Transportation Commissioner in the press release. “This project will modernize three important bridges in the Hudson Valley, making them ready for whatever challenges mother nature has in store for us and helping to ensure that New York State’s economy continues to grow and our local communities continue to prosper.”
Source: The Office of the Governor of New York, Westchester.news12.com
