NYS Gives $4.8M To Resurface Storm Damaged Roads In Mid-Hudson Valley

MID-HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Four roadways in the Hudson Valley will be getting millions of dollars for improvements thanks to New York state, including almost $5 million for parts of two highways in Ulster and Sullivan counties.

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday $100 million in funding was released to support the renewal of state roadways that were impacted by extreme weather.

The money will go toward repaving projects at 64 locations, totaling almost 520 lane miles of pavement, according to a news release from the governor.

In the mid-Hudson Valley, the state gave $3.6 million to resurface Route 28 from Hurley Mountain Road to Waughkonk Road in the towns of Ulster and Kingston in Ulster County and $1.2 million to resurface Route 97 from a half-mile north of Kirks Road intersection to Cochecton town line in the town of Tusten in Sullivan County.

Hochul said the state is making historic investments in transportation infrastructure to create safer roads and smooth, hassle-free commutes for all travelers.

“New York is home to extreme weather year-round,” she said, “and this $100 million in funding will be vital to helping ensure that our road conditions are safe for our hardest-hit communities.”

Additionally, the following funding was also distributed n the Mid-Hudson Region:

• $5.2 million to resurface Route 35/202 from the Taconic State Parkway interchange to Route 118 in the Town of Yorktown, Westchester County.
• $3.6 million to resurface Route 52 from Route 311 to Fowler Avenue in the Towns of Carmel and Kent, Putnam County.

The work on the roads is slated to begin this year, the governor’s office said.