ALBANY – A total of 17 bridges and culverts would be rehabilitated and replaced across the Mid-Hudson Valley through Round One of the Bridge NY initiative in Governor Cuomo’s proposed fiscal year 2017 state budget.
The projects range from a high of over $2.8 million for Hillside Avenue over the Mamaroneck River in the Village of Mamaroneck to a low of $139,000 for Lake Road over Metro-North Railroad in the Town of New Windsor.
One project in particular, $950,000 would replace the bridge on Route 32 over the Quassaick Creek in the City of Newburgh. Traffic has been carried over the creek for the last several years by a temporary bridge. The city could not afford to cover the course of a rebuild on its own.
Mayor Judy Kennedy said the state funding would pay the bulk of the cost. “It will cost us more than $900,000. I think the last estimate we had on replacing that bridge was $1.2 million, but that will move us in the right direction with it anyway,” the mayor said. “Hopefully this is approved by the [state] legislature.”
The additional money could be secured through a loan or other means, Kennedy said. “We may be able to get another grant. That is a piece that we haven’t figured out yet because this was just newly announced.”
Projects were selected through a competitive process that evaluated the resiliency of each structure; current structural conditions; and the significance and importance of the bridge, including traffic volumes, detour considerations, number and types of businesses served; and impacts on commerce.
Proposed Mid-Hudson projects to be funded:
$1.688 million to Dutchess County Department of Public Works for County Road 19 over Wappinger Creek
$ 950,000 to the city of Newburgh (Orange County) for Route 32X over Quassaick Creek
$429,000 to the town of Crawford (Orange County) for Bruyn Avenue over Pakanasink Creek
$139,000 to the town of New Windsor (Orange County) for Lake Road over Metro North Railroad
$2.280 million to Orange County for County Road 48 over Shawangunk Kill
$1.425 million to the town of Clarkstown (Rockland County) for Snake Hill Road over CSX Railroad
$855,000 to the town of Shandaken (Ulster County) for Peck Hollow Road over Peck Hollow Stream
$1.14 million to the city of Yonkers (Westchester County) for Babcock Place over Metro North Railroad
$820,000 to the town of Yorktown (Westchester County) for Veterans Road over Hallocks Mill Brook
$340,000 to the village of Tarrytown (Westchester County) for Main and River Streets (Tarrytown H-Bridge) over Metro North Railroad
$116,000 to the village of Tarrytown (Westchester County) for Main and Wildey Streets (Tarrytown H-Bridge) over Metro North Railroad
$2.850 million to the village of Mamaroneck (Westchester County) for Hillside Avenue over Mamaroneck River
$2.470 million to the town of Yorktown (Westchester County) for Hill Boulevard over a tributary to Barger Brook
$4.978 million to Westchester County for County Road 306 over Canopus Brook
$750,000 to Putnam County for Fairfield Drive over Putnam Lake Outlet
$465,000 for the town of Southeast (Putnam County) for Welfare Road over East Branch of the Croton River
$198,000 to the town of Tusten (Sullivan County) for Main Street over Little Lake Erie
