Funding has been awarded by the state that will be used to help replace and repair bridges and culverts in Yates and Schuyler counties.
This funding, provided through the State’s BRIDGE NY initiative with significant support from the federal Bridge Formula Program, will support 216 individual projects statewide and will help local governments in every region of the State harden their existing infrastructure to better endure severe weather events and withstand the impacts of climate change.
The following projects in Yates and Schuyler counties received funding:
- $1.619 million to Yates County for the replacement of Ferguson Corners Road Bridge over Potter Swamp Creek.
- $1.500 million to the Town of Torrey for the replacement of Perry Point Road culvert carrying Tributary 1 to Seneca Lake
- $1.500 million to the Town of Torrey for the replacement of Perry Point Road culvert carrying Tributary 2 to Seneca Lake
- $3.324 million to Schuyler County for the replacement of the County Road 1 bridge over Bolter Creek
The following projects in Steuben and Tompkins counties also received funding:
- $4.750 million to Tompkins County for the replacement of Falls Road bridge over Taughannock Creek
- $5.223 million to Steuben County for the replacement of Newcomb Road bridge over Canisteo Creek
- $4.164 million to Steuben County for the major rehabilitation of Route 15 bridge over Cohocton River
- $1.051 million to the City of Ithaca for the replacement of Stone Quarry Road culvert
- $896 thousand to the Town of Ulysses for the relining of Maplewood Road culvert carrying the Tributary to Cayuga Lake
- $1.330 million to the Village of Dryden for the replacement of Union Street culvert
- $1.500 million to the City of Hornell for the replacement of Canisteo Street culvert carrying Spencer Creek
“As New York continues to experience the effects of climate change firsthand, we need to make critical infrastruture upgrades so our communities can withstand the extreme weather to come,” Governor Kathy Hochul said. “Working closely with local governments, we are investing millions to harden more than 200 bridges and culverts across the State, enhancing public safety and make these structures ready for whatever mother nature can throw at us.”
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