Gov. Hochul's office says several Long Island road projects done, others ongoing
Work has been completed on several Long Island road projects at a cost of $31.5 million, Gov. Kathy Hochul's office said Wednesday. Credit: Newsday/Drew Singh
With paving season more than halfway through, Gov. Kathy Hochul's office Wednesday announced the completion of several major Long Island road projects, while work continues on others before winter sets in and it becomes too cold to pour asphalt.
The projects completed thus far, which stretch across nearly 100 lane miles and cost $31.5 million, began in the spring along state roads in the Town of Riverhead, the Town of Islip and the Village of Hempstead. A lane mile is 1 mile of one lane of road, so a 1-mile stretch of a two-lane road equals 2 lane miles.
One project, completed under a single contract for $17.7 million, repaved 61 lane miles along Middle Country Road (State Route 25) in Riverhead and the Sunrise Highway (State Route 27) service roads in Islip. It also upgraded more than 180 curb ramps to American with Disabilities Act standards, installed traffic signals and cleaned storm drains along the sections of road, from State Route 25A to Splish Splash Drive along Middle Country Road and from near the Oakdale Merge to Nicolls Road along Sunrise Highway.
The second project, completed under a $13.8 million contract, repaved approximately 36 lane miles of Hempstead Turnpike/Fulton Avenue (State Route 24) and Front Street (State Route 102) in and around the Village of Hempstead. It also added new turning lanes and upgraded traffic signals and curb ramps "to improve traffic flow and enhance public safety," a news release said.
The state is continuing to work on other paving projects that are due to be finished by the end of the year. These include work along State Route 24 between the Meadowbrook and State Route 110, along Route 110 between State Route 27 and Baylis Road, along the Long Island Expressway (Interstate 495) in Nassau County, along Sunrise Highway in Nassau and western Suffolk counties, and along State Route 25 between Kings Park Road and State Route 111, according to state Department of Transportation spokesperson Stephen Canzoneri.
The state has said it is repaving almost 2,150 lane miles across the state this year.
In a statement. Hochul said the completed projects "exemplify our commitment to making the infrastructure and public safety investments needed to keep New Yorkers moving."
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