CLARKSTOWN – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer and Senator Kirstin Gillibrand have secured just under $2.5 million in the Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations package to strengthen flood mitigation in the Town of Clarkstown.
The funding will go to the town and New York State Thruway Authority to help address recurrent flooding in the area along Jeffery Court and along the Thruway.
“For too long Clarkstown and Rockland County residents have had to deal with frequent flooding that can shut down our roads and put life at risk, but now I am proud to say help is on the way to jumpstart long needed flood mitigation projects to tackle this problem head on,” Schumer said. “This nearly $2.5 million in federal funding will help Clarkstown and New York State begin the work needed to ensure Rockland residents don’t need to worry about severe flooding every time they hear a forecast of rain.”
“Increasingly frequent severe flooding throughout the Hudson Valley has been catastrophic for residents, businesses, and commuters,” Gillibrand said. “Major flooding traps cars and slows down first responders, putting New Yorkers in dangerous, even deadly, situations. It’s unacceptable.”
In addition, the Thruway Authority will receive $375,000 to develop a scoping study to determine the best alternative to address flooding issues the Thruway in Clarkstown caused by the current culvert that diverts water away from the Thruway that cannot handle the outflow of water during heavy rainfall, thereby, causing significant damage to infrastructure, creating hazardous driving conditions, and causing significant delays in the movement of vehicles and freight.
