KINGSTON – The $4 million Sawkill Road bridge over the Thruway has been completed on-time and on-budget, state officials said.
The new bridge design includes safety improvements including increased vertical clearance, improved approach pavement, relocated concrete substructures, and increased shoulder widths. The bridge also includes two 11-foot wide travel lanes and six-foot wide left and right shoulders to provide adequate space for disabled vehicles, emergency responders and law enforcement vehicles.
The former bridge was built along the Thruway in 1953 and had been upgrades throughout its more than 50-year life. The new bridge has expected service life of some 75 years without any major maintenance or repairs.
The bridge has a daily average traffic flow of over 9,400 vehicles.
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