the safety, resiliency, sustainability and reliability of local infrastructure, allowing more than 140 bridges to better withstand extreme weather events and keep New Yorkers safe.”

The funding announcement builds upon the more than $716 million that has previously been awarded to local governments under the BRIDGE NY initiative. As part of the state’s $32.8-billion capital plan adopted last year, $1 billion was committed to BRIDGE NY, effectively doubling the size of the program. The awards announced were selected based on input from Regional and Metropolitan Planning Organizations and the funding will support all phases of project delivery, including design, right-of-way acquisition and construction.

The Mid-Hudson will see more than $60 million for projects throughout the region, while New York City has secured more than $73 million for three bridge replacement projects, all located in The Bronx.

New York State Department of  Transportation Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez said, “New York’s infrastructure, especially at the local level, is among the oldest in the country, which makes investments like BRIDGE NY that harden our local infrastructure and invest in resiliency and sustainability so critically important to the Empire State’s future. The safety and reliability of our transportation infrastructure is vital to the health and economic well-being of our local communities and no state is doing more to support them than New York under Governor Hochul’s leadership. The BRIDGE NY funding we are announcing today will provide critically important financial support to local governments to help make our infrastructure more sustainable and our communities stronger.”

New York State County Highway Superintendents Association President Kevin Rooney, P.E. added, “Considering that local governments are responsible for the maintenance of 87% of the roads and over half the bridges in the state, BRIDGE NY funding is vital to county highway departments’ efforts to maintain, rehabilitate and enhance the resiliency of our vast systems of bridges and culverts on these local roads.. Now, thanks to the governor’s budget initiatives, the newest Five-Year Transportation Capital Plan and support from legislative leaders, funding levels for BRIDGE NY have doubled. This will enable counties to address more of these critical infrastructure needs that otherwise would be unfunded or delayed.”

The BRIDGE NY awards in the Mid-Hudson Valley and New York City include:

Mid-Hudson Region – 24 Projects, $60.1 Million

•  $4.614 million to Dutchess County for the replacement of the Route 103 bridge over the Saw Kill.
•  $1.5 million to Dutchess County for the replacement of the Titusville Road culvert carrying the tributary to Wappinger Creek.
•  $1.5 million to the Town of Washington for the replacement of the Oak Summit Road culvert carrying the tributary to Sprout Creek, Dutchess County.
•  $2.538 million to Orange County to replace the decking on the Bloomburg Road bridge over Plattekill Creek.
•  $4.328 million to Town of Wallkill to perform maintenance on the Midway Road bridge over Wallkill River, Orange County.
•  $1.495 million to Orange County for the replacement of the Lower Road culvert carrying the tributary to Wallkill River, Orange County.
•  $2.927 million to the Town of Woodbury for the replacement of the Ridge Road culvert, Orange County.
•  $1.5 million to Orange County for the replacement of the Dunderberg Road culvert carrying the tributary to Woodbury Creek.
•  $3.135 million to Town of Plattekill for the replacement of the Old Mill Road bridge over Quassaick Creek, Ulster County.
•  $5 million to Ulster County for the replacement of the Hurley Mountain Road bridge over Esopus Creek.
•  $2.152 million to the Town of Putnam Valley for the replacement of the Horton Hollow Road bridge over Canopus Creek, Putnam County.
•  $1.496 million to Putnam County for the replacement of the Croton Falls Road culvert carrying Mud Pond Outlet.
•  $1.476 million to Putnam County for the replacement of the Croton Falls Road culvert carrying Mud Pond Outlet.
•  $1.5 million to Putnam County for the replacement of the Peekskill Hollow Road culvert carrying the tributary to Peekskill Hollow Creek.
•  $1.3 million to the Town of Kent for the replacement of the Sagamore Drive culvert carrying the tributary to the West Branch Croton River, Putnam County.
•  $1.27 million to the Town of Kent for the replacement of the Nimham Road culvert carrying the tributary to the Seven Hills Lake Outlet, Putnam County.
•  $928,000 to Rockland County for the rehabilitation of the Pascack Road bridge over Pascack Brook.
•  $2.911 million to the Town of Orangetown for the replacement of the Margaret Keahon Drive bridge over Muddy Brook, Rockland County.
•  $4.75 million to the City of Mount Vernon for the rehabilitation of the bridge carrying South Fulton Avenue between East 3rd Street and Beekman Avenue, Westchester County.
•  $5 million to the City of Rye for the replacement of the Locust Avenue bridge over Blind Brook, Westchester County.
•  $769,000 to the Town of Mamaroneck for the superstructure replacement of the Rockland Avenue bridge over Sheldrake River, Westchester County.
•  $1.4 million to the Village of Irvington for the replacement of the Route 9 culvert carrying the tributary to Barney Brook, Westchester County.
•  $1.426 million to the Town of Lewisboro for the replacement of the Oscaleta Road culvert, Westchester County.
•  $5.225 million to Sullivan County for the replacement of the BWS Road bridge over Neversink River.

New York City Region – Three Projects, $73.1 Million

$24.568 million to NYC DOT for the replacement of the West Tremont Avenue bridge over MacCracken Avenue E. and Metro North Railroad, Bronx County.

$28.541 million to NYC DOT for the replacement of the West Tremont Avenue bridge over I-87 (Major Deegan Expressway), Bronx County.

$20.011 million to NYC DOT for the replacement of the bridge carrying the bus turnaround over MacCracken Avenue E., Bronx County.