Repaving Of Route 9A In Greenburgh, Elmsford Begins

GREENBURGH, NY — Repaving of Route 9A — Saw Mill River Road — in the town of Greenburgh and village of Elmsford has begun.

The start of what was described as much-needed road work was announced Tuesday at a news conference by Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins.

She said she thought everyone who travels along the 1.5-mile section of Route 9A knows how bad the road is.

"Pothole repairs just don't do the trick," Stewart-Cousins said. "It is such a heavily trafficked road, and the repaving will be an enormous safety and quality of life improvement for those that drive and do business here."

She said she met with state Department of Transportation Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez about the project, and they decided the state would provide the funding and the DOT would do the work.

The project's parameters are Route 9A from Babbitt Court South of Route 119 north to Fairview Park Drive.

Weather permitting, the project should be completed by the end of October. The current schedule provides that work on the road will be done during the night Mondays through Thursdays.

Stewart-Cousins also gave credit to one of her constituents, Jennifer Glen, whose letter-writing and social media campaign brought in more than 1,400 signatures asking for improvements to Route 9A.

Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner said he was grateful to Stewart-Cousins for finding the funds to repave the road.

"Rebuilding, milling and repaving the road will be an enormous safety and quality of life improvement for thousands of residents and motorists," he said.

Feiner also thanked Glen for organizing the successful online petition.

"It's great to know that citizens' concerns are heard and acted upon by state officials," he said. "This is democracy at its best!"