NY Works Road Repair Project To Start On I-390 Next Week

ALBANY, NY (08/10/2012)(readMedia)-- New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) Commissioner Joan McDonald today announced that construction is set to begin the week of August 13 on an $813,000 contract to repair sections of deteriorated concrete along Interstate 390 between Route 408 (Exit 7) in Mount Morris and Route 20A (Exit 8) in Genesee, Livingston County, as part of the NY Works program.

"Governor Cuomo's NY Works program speeds up our bridge and highway reconstruction efforts and puts people back to work," Commissioner McDonald said. "The traveling public will see nearly twice as much highway work than just last year. We ask motorists to be patient and drive carefully through construction zones."

NY Works focuses on improving pavement that is in fair condition and bringing it to good condition. This preventive maintenance work will better preserve the state's infrastructure and guard against the need for more costly, in-depth construction.

During construction, traffic will be reduced to a single lane in each direction. When work is performed at the Route 408 interchange later this fall, the entrance and exit ramps will be closed and a detour will be posted. The project could be complete as early as November, pending favorable weather conditions and overall progress. Otherwise work will be completed next spring.

The construction contractor for the project is Ramsey Constructors of Lakeville, Livingston County.

Motorists are reminded that fines are doubled for speeding in a work zone. In accordance with the Work Zone Safety Act of 2005, convictions of two or more speeding violations in a work zone could result in the suspension of an individual's driver's license.

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