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County Legislators Approve Peekskill Road Work

WHITE PLAINS, NY -- The Westchester County Board of Legislators this week approved a bond in the amount of $2.8 million for the rehabilitation of East and West Main Street in Peekskill from Route 9 to Conklin Avenue. 

The funding covers the costs of design, construction and construction management. The specific work to be done will be a complete overhaul of the roadway, including milling and replacing the existing road surface and the installation of reflective devices and pavement markings for improved visibility. 

The improvement project will cover a total distance of 2.14 miles. Main Street is the only corridor heading East from Rt. 9  making it a very important and heavily travelled thoroughfare.

County Legislator for District 1 John Testa (R/Peekskill) introduced the funding bill and said he was happy to see it passed.

"I'd like to thank my colleagues on the Board of Legislators for their unanimous support of this very important funding package.  While it has been a long and sometimes frustrating effort in the end we are delivering a complete and appropriately funded plan," he said. 

The project picks up from the recently completed New York State Project Rt. 9/Main Street Bridge that was initiated when Testa was mayor of Peekskill. This portion of Main St. carries a daily average of almost 10,000 vehicles. Almost a third of those vehicles are commercial trucks supplying and picking up goods at local businesses.

"These are tough economic times and I am committed to preserving taxpayers dollars at every opportunity," Testa said. "We also need to keep people safe and commerce growing and this was an imperative infrastructure project.  This work will ensure that Main Street, which is a key artery for Northern Westchester, will remain a safe and efficient route serving the residents and businesses of Peekskill and all of Northern Westchester well into the future."

 Testa said he is currently working to move additional infrastructure projects through the Board of Legislators for the repaving of Crompond Road and North Division Street. Both are county owned roads.

 

 

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