Bridges in Oneida, Herkimer, and Tioga counties are among those that will benefit from more than $72 million in federal funding to update and replace 29 upstate New York bridges.
The funding will pay for the “necessary” improvements for bridges in “high-risk” flood areas.
U.S. Senators Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D–N.Y.) announced the funding in a news release that Schumer’s office distributed on Tuesday.
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The federal government allocates the funding through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) hazard-mitigation grant program (HMGP), the lawmakers said.
FEMA’s HMGP provides funding under section 404 of the Stafford Act, the federal disaster law that supplies aid to states and localities to implement long-term resiliency measures after a major disaster.
The federal government wants these grants to reduce the loss the life and property due to natural disasters and to help municipalities implement mitigation measures during the immediate recovery from a disaster, the lawmakers said.
The funding will help ensure that the bridges are able to withstand all manner of severe-weather events for a long time, Schumer said in the release.
“These bridges are vital links in the transportation system that sustain our economy, and we must do all we can to make sure they are in a state of good repair,” he added.
At the same time, Gillibrand calls it a “major investment” in Upstate’s transportation infrastructure.
“Our bridges are heavily traveled and are assets in our communities. This funding will help replace eroded and decaying bridges, helping to keep our communities safe and taking the tax burden off of local families,” said Gillibrand.
The grants and the local bridges include:
Central New York
-More than $1.8 million for the bridge located on Route 315 over Big Creek in the town of Marshall in Oneida County.
-Over $1 million for the bridge located on Dustin Road over Kayuta Lake in the town of Remsen in Oneida County.
-More than $1.1 million for the bridge located on Route 28 over Multanner Creek in the town of Middleville in Herkimer County.
-An allotment of $987,000 for the bridge located on Route 168 over Otsquago in the town of Stark in Herkimer County.
Southern Tier
More than $1.2 million for the bridge located on Route 17C over Campville Creek in the town of Owego in Tioga County.
Contact Reinhardt at ereinhardt@cnybj.com
