Governor Kathy Hochul recently announced the award of more than $516 million in enhanced assistance for 141 local governments to rehabilitate and replace bridges and culverts while supporting resiliency and sustainability in every region of the state. This funding, provided through the State’s BRIDGE NY initiative, is aimed at helping local governments across the state harden their existing infrastructure while boosting the resiliency of bridges and culverts in the state. The State’s BRIDGE NY initiative supports projects that combat climate change by reducing the risk of flooding, improves the resiliency of structures, facilitates regional economic competitiveness and prioritizes projects that benefit environmental justice communities.
“New York State is making historic investments to modernize our infrastructure and 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,” Governor 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.”
New York State Department of 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 to the Empire State’s future.”
The awards were selected based on input from Regional and Metropolitan Planning Organizations and the funding will support all phases of project delivery, including design, right-of-way acquisition and construction. BRIDGE NY awards in this area include:
•$1.418 million to Monroe County for the replacement of the Jacobs Road bridge over Yanty Creek.
•$1.9 million to the Town of Hamlin for the superstructure replacement of the Wiler Road bridge over West Creek, Monroe County.
•$1.666 million to Monroe County for the replacement of the Moscow Road bridge over Yanty Creek.
•$1.629 million to Monroe County for the replacement of the Walker Road bridge over Moorman Creek.
•$898,000 to Monroe County for the replacement of the Peck Road culvert carrying the tributary to Buttonwood Creek.
•$1.295 million to Orleans County for the replacement of the Route 279 bridge over Beardsley Creek.
•$1.535 million to Orleans County for the replacement of the Groth Road bridge over East Branch Sandy Creek.
•$952,000 to Orleans County for the replacement of the Eagle Harbor Road culvert carrying the tributary to Otter Creek.
•$1.038 million to the Town of Albion for the replacement of the Phipps Road culvert carrying the tributary to Otter Creek, Orleans County.
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