The construction of a new Hospital Road Bridge in East Patchogue is moving along with crews hard at work on the $22.8 million project to relieve traffic and make it safer for emergency vehicles to access the nearby Long Island Community Hospital.
With the old span deemed "functionally obsolete" by the state, the new bridge will be wider and feature turning lanes and sidewalks, along with intersection improvements along the adjoining service roads. Designed to carry over 12,000 travelers a day over Sunrise Highway, the new bridge is expected to be completed later this year.
“This critical span will provide easier and safer access for an area that has grown up around the the hospital,” said Assemblyman Joseph DeStefano. “With the bulk of the funding coming from the 2015 Safe Bridges Act, it’s a joint effort between New York State, Brookhaven Town and the federal government.”
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