The New York State Thruway Authority is on the road to finishing a reconstruction project for a heavily-traveled stretch of Interstate 95.
The authority announced this week that construction has begun on a $135 million infrastructure initiative on a northbound section of the I-95 New England Thruway from New York’s Westchester County to the Connecticut line known as the “Last Mile”, which draws more than 140,000 daily motorists. The project aims to bring finish 14 miles of reconstruction work over several decades on I-95 in Bronx and Westchester.
“This long-anticipated project to upgrade the ‘Last Mile’ is finally coming to fruition,” Thruway Authority Acting Executive Director Matthew J. Driscoll said in a statement. “This comprehensive project will benefit the thousands of motorists who travel this stretch of I-95 every day and improve the quality of life for residents who live nearby, bringing the roadway to modern standards and increasing safety.”
Yonkers, N.Y.-based ECCO III Enterprises Inc. was awarded a Design-Bid-Build Best Value contract for the project. The full work is expected to be completed in 2021.
Major components of the project will include wider shoulders, updated pavement markings as well as the installation of guardrails and barriers. Several ramps will also be upgraded and reconfigured from the I-287 Cross Westchester Expressway to I-95 North in the Rye and Port Chester. The Grace Church Bridge is slated to be replaced with other bridges along the stretch planned for rehabilitation.
“The Thruway Authority is about to undertake the large and necessary ‘Last Mile’ project to address safety issues at the I-95/I-287 merge to the Connecticut border,” New York State Assemblyman Steve Otis, D-Rye, said in a statement. “Thanks go to the Authority, which adjusted many elements of the plan to address the concerns of local governments and residential neighbors.”
The NYSTA, which
