NEW YORK (PIX11) — A major effort to tackle city and state road potholes is underway, according to state officials.
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More than 200 state Department of Transportation crews will be deployed this month and in the coming months to place more than 8,000 tons of asphalt and fill an estimated 175,000 potholes statewide, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday.
State officials said plans are in place to fill hundreds of thousands more as weather allows.
Paving projects in NY, NYC set to start in the coming weeks:
New York City:
- 11 lane miles at various locations along the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and Cross Bronx Expressway in Bronx and Kings counties.
- 17.3 lane miles on the Korean War Veterans Parkway and West Shore Expressway in Staten Island
Long Island:
- 35 lane miles on State Route 27 (Sunrise Highway) from Harrison Avenue to Wantagh State Parkway in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County.
Central New York:
- 28 lane miles on the Route 5 bypass from Old Route 5 to Route 695 in the Town of Camillus, Onondaga County.
- 5.9 lane miles on I-81 from the Syracuse City Line to Mattydale.
- 12.6 miles in the City of Ithaca on portions of Routes 13, 34, 96, 79 and 89.
- 2.5 lane miles on State Route 370 in Onondaga County.
- 20 lane miles on portions of I-81 and I-481 in Onondaga County.
Mid-Hudson:
- 38 lane miles on Interstate 287, also known as the Cross Westchester Expressway, from Route 119 to Westchester Avenue interchange in the Towns of Greenburgh and Harrison, the Villages of Elmsford and Harrison, and City of White Plains in Westchester County.
- 6.5 lane miles on State Route 308 in the Towns of Rhinebeck and Milan and the Village of Rhinebeck.
- 3.6 lane miles of the Sprain Brook Parkway in the Towns of Greenburgh and Mount Pleasant and the Village of Elmsford, Westchester County.
- 1 lane mile of the Taconic State Parkway from the Sprain Brook Parkway to the Saw Mill River Parkway in the Town of Mount Pleasant, Westchester County
Drivers are urged to call 1-800-768-4653 to report potholes on any state‑owned highway, including the Thruway, and in New York City, potholes can be reported by dialing 311.
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