Hudson Valley Receives $10M
In NYSDOT Safe System Funding
ALBANY—New York State officials announced on June 25 the awarding of a second round of funding, totaling $43.2 million, to help local governments improve and enhance roadway safety by reducing instances of vehicles inadvertently straying from their lanes and lessening the severity of crashes that result from those instances.
The funding is part of the State Department of Transportation’s comprehensive “Safe System” approach toward zero highway deaths and will support roadway improvements—including new guide rails, signs, and pavement markings—in municipalities across the state. In New York State, 44% of crash fatalities occur when a vehicle departs from its lane.
The Hudson Valley has secured $9.9 million in Safe System funding, while New York City has landed $14.8 million. Last December, the initial round of Safe System funding was announced totaling $32 million. In addition, NYSDOT has set aside an additional $90 million in safety enhancements on the state highway system.
The Hudson Valley community road safety project funding includes: Village of Chestnut Ridge, Rockland County – $568,000 for shoulder widening and to remove fixed objects on South Pascack Rd. and the towns of New Paltz and Marbletown in Ulster County – $1.02 million to install CARDS, friction treatment and curve warning signs on Mountain Rest Rd and Mohonk Rd.
The City of New Rochelle and Village of Larchmont in Westchester County secured the largest award in the region—$8.33 million—to install curve warning signs, enhanced curve signage, center line striping, edge line marking, CARDS and flashing beacons on Pinebrook Blvd, Chatsworth Ave and Palmer Ave.
The New York City projects to be funded under the latest round of Safe System awards include: $4.96 million to install additional lighting at intersections located on curves on Neptune Ave, Myrtle Ave, McDonald Ave, Halsey St, Fulton St, Flushing Ave, Johnson Ave and Park Ave in Brooklyn; $7.35 million to install additional lighting at intersections located on curves on Woodhaven Blvd, Queens Blvd, College Point Blvd, Northern Blvd, Cross Island Pkwy, Union Turnpike and Review Ave. in Queens and $2.56 million to install additional lighting at intersections located on curves on Richmond Ave, Richmond Rd, Targee St, Richmond Terrace, Forest Hill Rd and Hillside Ave. on Staten Island.
Published: July 1, 2026.