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Three Lewis County Projects Included in Governor
Hochul’s Announced State Record $800 Million Investment in Statewide Paving
Projects for 2026
Published: October 23, 2025
at 03:30 p.m.
By: linkinglewiscounty.com
Governor Kathy
Hochul today announced “an
unprecedented investment to renew dozens of vital state roadways across New
York State during the 2026 construction season.”
Leveraging the
$800 million that Governor Hochul secured in the most recent state budget
to augment the final two years of its five-year, $34.3 billion Capital
Plan, the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) will invest
more than $600 million in over 180 paving projects across the state to be
completed next year, according to today’s press release from the Governor’s
office. These projects, totaling 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, the
press release states.
In Lewis County,
three projects- totaling over $3.75 million- are included in the annoncement:
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$2 million to resurface Route 12 from Lyons Falls to
Glendale in the Towns of Martinsburg, Turin and West Turin, Lewis County.
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$750,612 to resurface Route 12 from Moody Road to the
Denmark Town Line in the Town of Harrisburg, Lewis County.
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$1 million to resurface Route 3 between Hogsback Road
and Route 812 in the Town of Diana, Lewis County.
A full list of
projects statewide can be viewed here.
“As someone who
has ridden on virtually every mile of every state road across New York, I
know firsthand every curve and every pothole, and next year we will be
making an unprecedented investment to improve state roads across New
York,” Governor Hochul said. “New Yorkers will be seeing
crews out there like never before next year, rejuvenating highways,
enhancing the safety of the traveling public, and laying a solid foundation
for economic development across the Empire State.”
According to the
press release, under Governor Hochul’s leadership, New York State is
investing in road and bridge infrastructure more than ever before in state
history. The $34.3 billion, five-year Capital Plan, the largest in State
Department of Transportation history, helps fulfill the Governor’s vision
for a modern transportation system that serves all New Yorkers. That plan
was bolstered in the most recent state budget with an additional $800
million to augment NYSDOT’s purchasing power. Thanks to that funding commitment, and taking into account
the Department of Transportation’s core paving program in its current
Capital Plan, a total of over 250 pavement renewal projects across the
state are planned for 2026, a nearly $1.2 billion investment that will
resurface more than 4,000 lane miles.
A video of the
Governor’s announcement is available for viewing on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/_ijo5jzAe-U
The full press
release from the Governor’s office can be viewed
here.
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