Carmel, NY – Earlier today, County Executive Kevin Byrne announced that a new contractor has been selected to resume major construction required for the completion of the Peekskill Hollow Road bridges project. County Executive Byrne, alongside Putnam Valley Town Supervisor Jackie Annabi and Legislator Bill Gouldman, celebrated the milestone and assured residents that progress is happening with the long-delayed construction.

May 31st was Demolition Day for the steel superstructure of the Drewville Road Bridge. The entirety of the outdated deck structure was successfully removed and hauled offsite. This location of Drewville Road has been closed to traffic since May 18, and both car and truck detours seem to be working well. The project is on schedule with Drewville Rd. anticipated to be reopened later this Fall.

Putnam County initiated this bridge replacement project because of the bridge's deteriorated condition and the existing inadequate hydraulic alignment. This stream crossing is necessary to maintain vehicular connectivity to the area residences. The project will replace the existing 27 ft. single span steel multi girder bridge with a new 28 ft. single span 3-sided pre-cast concrete rigid frame structure on the same roadway alignment. The new structure will consist of two 10 ft. wide travel lanes with two 5 ft. shoulders.

The Fair Street project is in the Hamlet of Carmel, located approximately 1.3 miles between NY Route 52 (Gleneida Avenue) and a point about 1300 feet east of the intersection of Fair Street and Hill and Dale Road. Proposed improvements include pavement rehabilitation and roadway widening, extension of the sidewalk from Vink Drive to Hill and Dale Road, intersection improvements at Rt. 52 and Fair Street and at Vink Drive and Fair Street, continuation of ornamental street lighting from Rt. 52 to Vink Drive, drainage improvements, and replacement of three culverts on Michaels Brook and its tributaries.