WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Sue Kelly has obtained more than $37 million in federal funds to support widespread road improvements and other transportation needs in Dutchess, Putnam, Orange, Rockland and Westchester Counties in legislation that was signed into law in August 2005.

 

As a senior member of the House Transportation Committee, Kelly successfully wrote provisions into the Transportation Equity Act that will bring federal funding directly to towns and villages throughout the Hudson Valley to help them repair their roads and improve other transportation-related infrastructure.

 

Kelly worked with local county, town, and village officials to identify various road improvement needs in Hudson Valley communities. Kelly then worked at the federal level to secure the necessary funding to help meet those transportation-related needs. The funding was approved by Congress on a project-by-project basis, based on transportation project cost estimates received from the individual town or village.

 

“New York residents send enough of their hard-earned money to Washington in taxes, so it is very important to fight for our fair share of federal transportation funds to repair our roads, eliminate congestion at our intersections, and ensure convenient travel access around the Hudson Valley,” Kelly said.

 

“The money that I secured for local towns and villages in this bill will help create new local jobs in our region and help fund the necessary road repairs and traffic improvements to make travel easier and safer for Hudson Valley residents,” Kelly added.

 

Kelly additionally secured a $100 Million Congressional Authorization for Stewart International Airport rail link funding in the bill.

 

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Kelly wrote measures into the bill to obtain $1.2 million to replace the Route 55 Bridge over Fishkill Creek and construct a left-hand turn lane, and $400,000 to install a Route 55 turning lane at Gardner Hollow Road. Details

 

Among other local funding secured by Kelly:

 

• Beacon - Kelly obtained $652,000 to make improvements to the Hudson River Greenway Trail along the Beacon waterfront and for a new municipal parking lot in the city.

 

• Beekman - Kelly secured $160,000 for the expansion of a highway garage that maintains construction trucks as well as snow-removal vehicles and equipment for winter storms.

 

• East Fishkill - Kelly obtained $1.04 million for the construction of a new Hopewell Junction Bypass Road and for improvements to Lake Walton Road and Robinson Lane at Route 376.

 

• Fishkill - Kelly attained $280,000 for the improvements to Old Glenham Road and Maple Street. 

 

• Pawling - Kelly secured $400,000 for the Town of Pawling to make improvements to Old Route 55. Kelly also obtained $180,000 for the Village of Pawling to make improvements to Reservoir Road and Grandview Avenue.

 

• Poughkeepsie - Kelly acquired $904,800 for repairs to Hornbeck Road, Sharon Drive, and Bedell Road.

 

 

Kelly wrote provisions into the bill to obtain $6.4 million for improvements to Route 32, Route 6, and County Route 105 improvements in the Monroe/Woodbury area; $960,000 to realign Clove Road and Route 208 in the Blooming Grove area; $600,000 to improve Route 17M access safety and traffic management in the Monroe/Woodbury area; and $600,000 for Route 32 intersection improvements in the Harriman and Highland Mills area.

 

Among other local funding secured by Kelly:

 

• Chester - Kelly secured $720,000 for the construction of new sidewalks in Sugar Loaf and to significantly upgrade some local streets and subdivision roads around the Town.

 

• Cornwall - Kelly obtained $69,600 for a new senior citizen bus.

 

• Florida - Kelly obtained $120,000 for construction of parking lots in the Village.

 

• Goshen - Kelly obtained $520,000 for the reconstruction of Orzeck Road in the Town of Goshen and for the reconstruction of Hatfield Lane in the Village.    

 

• Greenville - Kelly obtained $100,000 to pave Grahamtown Road and Burnt Corners Road.

• Highlands - Kelly obtained $360,000 for the Village of Highland Falls toward repaving and sidewalk construction on Mearns Avenue, Oak Avenue, and Berry Hill Road. She obtained $180,000 for the Town of Highlands to repair a bridge on School Street.

• Minisink - Kelly obtained $220,000 to rehabilitate South Plank Road.

 

• New Windsor - Kelly obtained $592,000 for repairs to Toleman Road, Station Road, and other town roads. 

 

• Port Jervis - Kelly obtained $560,000 for a downtown pedestrian mall and promenade.

       

• Unionville - Kelly obtained $64,000 for improvements on Main Street.          

• Wallkill - Kelly obtained $800,000 in funding for a new tunnel under Route 17 to connect the Galleria Mall and Orange Plaza and help alleviate traffic backups in a major congestion area along Route 211 in northern Orange County.

• Warwick - Kelly obtained $780,000 for major improvements to East Shore Road and to replace the Buttermilk Falls Road Bridge; $400,000 to improve and connect walking and biking trails within the Town; and $440,000 for improvements to bus facilities in the Warwick Transit System.                 

• Wawayanda - Kelly obtained $400,000 for the reconstruction of McVeigh Road.  

 

 

 

Kelly wrote measures into the bill to obtain $1.16 million toward reconstruction of the dangerous Pudding Street intersection on the Taconic State Parkway in Putnam Valley, and $296,000 for traffic calming and pedestrian safety enhancements to Route 6 in Carmel.

 

Among other local funding secured by Kelly:

 

• Brewster - $780,000 for Main Street revitalization and Route 6-related improvements in the Village.

 

• Carmel - Kelly obtained $792,000 to realign two separate stretches of Union Valley Road and to realign Kirk Lake Drive.

• Cold Spring - Kelly secured $856,000 for road, sidewalk, and lighting improvements on Main Street.

 

• Nelsonville - Kelly obtained $200,000 for improvements to North Pearl Street, Crown Street, Wood Avenue, and Pine Street.

 

• Putnam Valley - Kelly obtained $480,000 to construct sidewalks and make road improvements on Oscawana Lake Road.

 

• Southeast - Kelly secured $240,000 for repaving of town roads. 

 

 

 

Kelly wrote measures into the bill to obtain $1.6 million to help preserve and connect portions of the Rockland County Hudson River Greenway Trail within the Town of Stony Point, and $1.4 million for Rockland County’s Railroad Crossing Safety and Quiet Zone Project.

 

The area of Rockland County that Kelly represents in Congress is the Town of Stony Point and part of the Town of Haverstraw.

 

Kelly secured Rockland County’s funding at the request of County Executive Scott Vanderhoef.
 
“Congresswoman Kelly has once again come through for Rockland on two of the most important issues facing the County – improving the safety of our railroad crossings and preserving open space,” Vanderhoef said. “This funding is a big boost in our efforts to enhance the quality of life for Rockland residents, and we thank Sue Kelly for continuing to make the County’s needs a priority.”

 

 

 

Kelly wrote provisions into the bill to obtain $920,000 for Westchester County to reconstruct a pair of county roads (Lexington Avenue in Mount Kisco and June Road in North Salem) and $2 million for the reconstruction of Old Route 9 at the entrance of Van Cortlandt Manor in the Village of Croton-on-Hudson.

 

Among other local funding secured by Kelly:

 

• Bedford - Kelly secured $880,000 to construct sidewalks and curbs on Valley Road and to construct a bicycle path connecting Bedford Hills with Bedford Village.

 

• Buchanan - Kelly obtained $520,000 to construct sidewalks and curbs on Tate Avenue and to construct sidewalks on Westchester Avenue. 

 

• Cortlandt - Kelly obtained more than $1.2 million to reconstruct the sidewalk at Kings Ferry Rd and Route 9A; to construct sidewalks and make related improvements on Broadway; and to construct roundabouts at Oregon Road, Westbrook Drive, and Red Mill Road.

 

• Lewisboro - Kelly secured $192,000 to repair Silver Mine Bridge and for reconstruction on Main Street.

 

• North Salem - Kelly obtained $280,000 to make improvements to Hawley Road and to repave Keeler Lane.

 

• Peekskill - Kelly secured $989,600 for road repairs to Riverview Avenue, Hudson Avenue, and Brown Street, and for other City transportation-related needs.

 

• Somers - Kelly obtained $400,000 for reconstruction of several roads within the Town of Somers.

 

• Yorktown - Kelly obtained more than $1.4 million for the reconfiguration of Mohegan & Lakeland Streets, for an internal circulator bus in the Town, to construct a new turning lane on Mohansic Avenue, and for the reconfiguration of Ridge Street and Hallocks Mill Road.

 

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