Lewis County will receive nearly $7 million out of $516 million in funding to fix bridges, infrastructure

ALBANY, NY- Lewis County is lined-up to receive nearly $7 million dollars in funding set aside for a total of 141 local governments statewide to fix infrastructure, including bridges.

Known as the ‘BRIDGE NY’ program, this announcement was revealed Wednesday via the office of New York Governor Kathy Hochul.

"New York State is making historic investments to modernize our infrastructure and we are committed to working with our partners in local government to help ensure that their bridges and culverts are ready to meet the challenges of global climate change,” she said.

There are no local municipalities within Herkimer or Oneida Counties receiving funding for this time around, however; Lewis County has nearly $7 million reserved for four specific projects:

$1.883 million to Lewis County for the replacement of the County Road 21 bridge over Gulf Stream.
$1.802 million to Lewis County for the replacement of the County Road 43 bridge over Moose Creek.
$1.979 million to Lewis County for the replacement of the Erie Canal Road culvert carrying the tributary to Black Creek.
$1.211 million to Lewis County for the replacement of the Kotel Road culvert carrying the tributary to South Branch Crystal Creek.

Furthermore, Jefferson County is receiving nearly $6 million replace county route 97 bridge over Fish Creek and the Noble Street culvert (West Brook Tributary).

"Assisting local government in strengthening and protecting critical infrastructure such as bridges and culverts is vital for the State of New York," State Senator Mark Walczyk said.

"I'm glad to see the continued investment in our communities and I'm thankful for this BRIDGE NY announcement to be made in the beautiful Mohawk Valley."

The announcement builds upon the more than $716 million that has previously been awarded to local governments under the BRIDGE NY initiative, the Governor's Office says.

As part of the State’s historic, $32.8 billion capital plan adopted last year, Hochul says $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.

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