ITHACA, N.Y.—Six bridges throughout Tompkins County will receive significant funding for replacement work, according to an announcement from New York Governor Kathy Hochul last week.
In total, the state will send about $9.66 million to the City of Ithaca, the Town of Ithaca, the Town of Ulysses, the Village of Dryden and Tompkins County. The money is part of a larger state initiative to fix bridge infrastructure, called BRIDGE NY, totaling $516 million across New York in the disbursements announced by Hochul.
The state’s largest allotment went to the Town of Ithaca, which will receive just over $2.3 million for the replacement of the Town Line Road Bridge. The City of Ithaca is receiving funding for two bridge replacements, both of which lie on main thoroughfares in the city: the North Cayuga Street bridge (near Ithaca High School) and the East State Street culvert.
From the state’s announcement, the following bridges will be replaced:
- $2.238 million to the City of Ithaca for the replacement of the North Cayuga Street bridge over Fall Creek
- $2.342 million to the Town of Ithaca for the replacement of the Town Line Road bridge over Lick Brook
- $1.089 million to the City of Ithaca for the replacement of the East State Street culvert
- $1.178 million to Tompkins County for the replacement of the Midline Road culvert carrying the tributary to Six Mile Creek
- $1.5 million to the Town of Ulysses for the replacement of the Curry Road culvert carrying the tributary to Trumansburg Creek
- $1.314 million to the Village of Dryden for the replacement of the Lee Road culvert carrying the tributary to Egypt Creek
There’s been a flurry of bridge rehabilitation projects in Ithaca recently, including the South Cayuga Street bridge last year and the Cecil Malone Bridge, which reopened earlier this year. It is unclear at this time how much each bridge project will cost in full.
“The BRIDGE NY program provides essential funding directly to local governments to enhance the safety, resiliency, sustainability and reliability of local infrastructure, allowing more than 140 bridges to better withstand extreme weather events and keep New Yorkers safe,” Hochul is quoted as saying in the announcement.