Veterans Road Reopens
Veterans Road officially reopened on Friday after a 14-week closure.
The work completely replaced the culvert that carries Veterans Road over the Hallocks Mill Brook.
“This major road improvement demonstrates our willingness to invest in our community and it sends a signal to outside investors that we are serious about quickly completing projects,” said Supervisor Matt Slater.
The Veterans Road reconstruction is part of a larger project that includes the Hill Boulevard Bridge, which is still closed. The bridge work involves the complete replacement of the bridge that carries Hill Boulevard over a Barger Brook tributary. That project is expected to be completed in the coming weeks.
“This is not the finished product,” said highway Superintendent Dave Paganelli during Friday’s ribbon cutting. “Bear in mind that this will get at topcoat of an inch a half to two inches of asphalt when we do Hill Boulevard.”
Work at both sites included removing the existing twin corrugated metal pipes and replacing them with a precast structure. The work required a temporary waterway diversion and dewatering measures, replacing approach roadway pavement and appurtenances, and restoring disturbed areas within the project limits.
“This is a job that was much needed. It actually became an emergency,” said Councilman Ed Lachterman. “I’m really happy that we got this done."
Yorktown received two grants for the work from the New York State Department of Transportation under the BridgeNY program. The grant for the culvert replacement was for up to $820,000 and the grant for the Hill Boulevard Bridge was for up to $2,600,000.
“We have some improvements that we’re going to do to this road with traffic safety,” said Councilman Tom Diana. “What that culvert looked like before this was done was unbelievable…It wasn’t a pretty sight.”
The Town Board awarded a $3 million bid for the work on Sept. 1 to Transit Construction Corp. of Yonkers.
Contact: Yorktown Supervisor Matt Slater, 914-962-5722 x201 or [email protected]
Photo caption: Supervisor Matt Slater and Yorktown officials celebrate the reopening of Veterans Road on April 16, 2021. Photo courtesy of Town of Yorktown.
