ALBANY, NEW YORK — Governor Kathy Hochul announced Sunday an unprecedented statewide push to repair winter road damage, deploying 215 NYSDOT crews throughout April to fill an anticipated 175,000 potholes using more than 8,000 tons of asphalt.
Hochul’s office attributed the damage to historic winter weather and a harsh freeze-thaw cycle that left state roadways with an unusually high number of potholes. The effort begins immediately, with priority areas identified across every region of the state for the first week of work.
“I know where each and every pothole is hiding on the state highway system, and I have bad news for these public nuisances: Your days are numbered,” Hochul said. “We’ve had an unforgiving winter this year in New York, and the frigid cold and heavy snowfall can take a toll on our roads. That’s why we are stepping up with an unprecedented state effort to repave hundreds of miles of roadway and fill hundreds of thousands of potholes in the next few weeks alone. Our outstanding DOT and Thruway crews will not rest until every pothole in this state has been repaired.”
Priority Areas for the First Week
Capital Region: Central Ave/State Route 5 in Albany and Schenectady Counties, “The Box” (787, 90, Northway, Route 7 area), and State Route 443/Delaware Avenue.
Central New York: State Route 298 in Lyncourt and Town of Salina, and US 11 in the Town of Cicero and Village of North Syracuse.
Finger Lakes: State Route 19 from NY 31 to NY 104 in the Town of Sweden and Village of Brockport, and State Route 18 from NY 237 to NY 259 in the Towns of Hamlin and Parma.
Southern Tier: I-86 in East Corning and I-390 in Kanona.
Western New York: State Route 990 and Millersport Road in the Town of Amherst, Walden Avenue in the Town of Lancaster, State Route 39 in the Town of Yorkshire, US 219 in the Town of Ellicottville, I-86 in the Towns of Sherman and North Harmony, I-86 in the Towns of Ellicott and Poland, US 20 in the Town of Westfield, and State Route 394 in the Village of Lakewood.
North Country: State Route 11 in the Village of Malone, State Route 11 from Gouverneur to the Jefferson County Line, and State Route 3 in the City of Watertown.
Hudson Valley: Sprain Brook Parkway at the I-287 Interchange in Westchester County and Saw Mill River Parkway at various locations in Westchester County.
Long Island: State Route 25 between State Route 347 and County Road 83 in Suffolk County.
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