NY Governor on Southern Tier Stimulus Projects

Includes Maintenance for 54 Culverts in Steuben County

June 22, 2009 -- New York Governor David A. Paterson today announced the ground breaking of the first transportation infrastructure project in the Southern Tier funded through the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Construction began on the $807,000 project to rehabilitate 54 State-owned culverts on State Route 54A in the Towns of Urbana and Pulteney in Steuben County.

The Governor recently certified the project for economic recovery funding, along with 17 other projects that total $92.7 million in transportation infrastructure funds for the Southern Tier, including $32.5 million in ARRA funding. The area is expected to receive $33.3 million in ARRA funds for highway and bridge projects.

“The rehabilitation of State culverts and roadways is the first in a series of Southern Tier projects that will help to make our roads safer and our local economies struggle,” Governor Paterson said. “We will continue to use the funds that President Obama and our Congressional Delegation secured to ensure that the Southern Tier and all of New York can work toward economic recovery.”

The project consists of relining, paving and end-section repairs on 54 culverts along a 9-mile stretch of State Route 54A. The project contract was awarded to Slate Hill Constructors, Inc. of Warners in Onondaga County. Work is now underway and is expected to be completed in the fall.

Source: New York Governor