State completes major bridge projects in the Southern Tier

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Feb. announced that major construction has been completed on projects that replaced or rehabilitated 15 bridges along key transit corridors in the Southern Tier and Western New York. 

These projects seek to enhance safety and ensure the continued flow of people and commerce throughout the regions, the governor’s office said. The new bridges were also designed to meet modern hydraulic standards, including improved waterway openings that make them less susceptible to flooding and more resistant to corrosion and wearing. 

The projects represented a nearly $33 million total investment in important infrastructure. The Southern Tier projects include the following: 

• Deck replacement on the County Route 56 bridge over Interstate 86, town of Chemung, Chemung County 

• Replacement of the State Route 367 bridge over Bentley Creek, village of Wellsburg, Chemung County 

• Replacement of the Interstate 86 bridge over a tributary to the Cohocton River, town of Bath, Steuben County. 

• Replacement of the State Route 8 bridge over Beaver Creek in the town of Columbus, Chenango County 

• Replacement of two bridges carrying State Route 41 over Cornell Creek and Wilkins Brook. towns of Afton and Coventry, Chenango County.