Work on Steuben County roads is winding down for the year, with a $3.5 million bridge scheduled to open by mid-November and highway crews finishing nine road projects in September.
County Engineer Steve Catherman told the county Legislature’s Public Works Committee work by Ramsay Construction on the County Road 73 Bridge in Lindley should be done within a few weeks.
The bridge received 80 percent funding from the federal government, with the county picking up 5 percent of the cost.
The department was told recently the state will pay the remaining 15 percent of construction costs, Catherman said.
The state’s portion had been uncertain, given the current financial condition of the state, according to county Public Works Commissioner Vincent Spagnoletti.
Spagnoletti said the new, two-lane bridge will replace a one-lane bridge with poor sight distance at either end.
Daily traffic on the bridge was pegged at 700, Spagnoletti said.
The two-year County Route 40 road project is also in its final stages, according to county Deputy
Commissioner Bryce Foster.
The steep and twisting road, commonly known as Spencer Hill Road, goes past Corning Community College and has been an area of concern for years.
During the past two years, work has included widening the lanes, improving sight distance and building pull-offs for police vehicles.
Foster said crews will fill in ditches and work on driveways off Spencer Hill Road during the next couple of weeks.
Other work in September included projects in the towns of Woodhull, Cameron, Troupsburg, Pulteney and Hornby.
Spagnoletti said county crews worked on a total of 111 miles this year, including 31 miles of poor roads.
