PAVE THE WAY: Various area DOT paving projects announced for 2026 season are part of largest state investment in New York State history for road construction
JEFFERSON, LEWIS & ONEIDA COUNTIES- New York just announced its largest investment in state history for several DOT road construction projects lined up come Summer, 2026.
The state is currently leveraging $800 million that was secured in the latest budget to augment the final two-years of a five-year capital plan that rings in at $34.3 billion.
The DOT plans on investing over $600 million next summer for over 180 different paving projects statewide.
“The State Highway System is the backbone of rural transportation in the North Country," said Jefferson County Administrator Ryan Piche.
"The many State Routes in Jefferson County facilitate commerce, education, and the freedom of movement we have come to expect in our everyday lives. Roads in the North Country require extra care and investment due to the harsh weather we experience every year. We are grateful to the Governor and Commissioner Dominguez for these important investments in our community.”
These projects, which total almost 2,150 lane miles, are in addition to the paving initiatives already scheduled as part of NYSDOT’s core programs and, taken together, represent the most ambitious annual road resurfacing agenda ever put forward by NYSDOT, according to Governor Hochul.
Locally, there are a select handful of projects lined up for the North Country and Mohawk Valley areas.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
$99,000 to resurface Route 26 from the Jefferson/Lewis County Line to Route 126 in the Village of West Carthage.
$1.7 million to resurface pavement on Route 26 from Great Bend to Evans Mills in the Towns of Champion and LeRay.
$2.4 million to resurface Interstate 781 from Interstate 81 to the Fort Drum main gate in the Towns of Pamelia & LeRay.
$787,083 to resurface Route 232 & Route 970K from US Route 11 to Interstate 81 on/off ramps at Exit 44 in the Town of Watertown,
Jefferson County.
$534,967 to resurface Route 3 from the bridge east of the Route 342 intersection to Cemetery Road in the Hamlet of Felts Mills in
the Towns of LeRay and Rutland.
$664,309 to resurface Route 26 from the Route 126 intersection to Jackson 2 Road in the Town of Champion.
$702,366 to resurface Route 3 from the Eastern Boulevard Bridge over the Black River to Riverbend East Road in the Towns of
Watertown, LeRay, and Pamelia.
$616,310 to resurface US Route 11 from Waddingham Road to Steinhilber Road in the Village of Evans Mills and Town of LeRay.
LEWIS COUNTY:
$2 million to resurface Route 12 from Lyons Falls to Glendale in the Towns of Martinsburg, Turin and West Turin.
$750,612 to resurface Route 12 from Moody Road to the Denmark Town Line in the Town of Harrisburg.
$1 million to resurface Route 3 between Hogsback Road and Route 812 in the Town of Diana.
ONEIDA COUNTY:
$1.8 million to resurface Route 46 from Center Street to NYS Route 49 in Durhamville.
$2.2 million to resurface Route 365 just east of Route 31 to Route 26, Town of Verona, City of Rome.
$525,000 to resurface Route 26 at the I-90 overpass to Old Oneida Road in the City of Rome, Town of Westmoreland.
Image via the office of New York State Governor Kathy Hochul.
