New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) touted the state’s annual accomplishments in highway and bridge maintenance in a fact-filled New Year’s Eve news release.
Highlights, as noted by Rockland Daily, include:
- NYSDOT filled more than 1.2 million potholes and maintained 1,802 bridges.
- The New York Thruway Authority invested $321 million to improve 441 lane miles and another $159 million in 18 bridges.
- The governor’s $33 billion, five-year State Capital Plan appropriates $500 million for local roads.
One of the Thruway facilities that received attention was the Warners Road Bridge near Syracuse, which reopened to traffic last week following replacement of the original 70-year-old span. According to The Citizen, the new structure has wider lanes and higher clearance, as well as pedestrian fencing.