NEWYORK: Governor Kathy Hochul announced the start of $146 million in bridge and paving projects across Long Island, including major pavement renewal work on the Long Island Expressway, Sunrise Highway, Heckscher State Parkway and three bridge rehabilitation projects that connect Long Islanders with South Shore beaches and shorefront communities in Nassau County.
Additionally, the Governor announced that an $18.5 million pavement renewal project on the Northern State Parkway has been completed ahead of schedule, just in time for the summer season.
“Investing in Long Island’s bridges and highways means investing in safety, economic opportunity and improving the stability of vital roadways while building a dependable transportation system that Long Islanders need,” Governor Hochul said.
“Through our historic capital plan, we are doing projects of all shapes and sizes across Long Island, rebuilding our transportation network today to meet the needs of tomorrow.”
New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez said, “Under Governor Hochul’s leadership, New York State continues to make transformational investments in transportation infrastructure that improve resiliency and quality of life for all New Yorkers, and these projects on Long Island will make for smoother rides for residents and visitors in every season. DOT’s historic $34.5 billion capital plan is putting more money into roads, bridges, airports and railroads than ever before. We have a lot of work to do across the entire state this year and our crews will be out there in force, improving hundreds of miles of roads this year alone on Long Island – enhancing safety across every region of the Empire State.”
