Heavily traveled Old Town Road has a brand new and safer surface as part of the entire roadway, sidewalk, and drainage project.
Brookhaven Town Highway Superintendent Daniel P. Losquadro announced the resurfacing of a 4.2-mile stretch of Old Town Road from New York State Route 112 in Coram to New York State Route 347/Nesconset Highway in Terryville.
The reconstruction of this roadway, which involved the installation of contiguous sidewalk along the entire 4.2-mile stretch, began last year and was completed in June. In addition to the sidewalk, crews removed and replaced approximately 10,000 linear feet of concrete curb and 6,885 square feet of aprons; installed new drainage; and put retaining walls in place to widen the roadway due to terrain features.
The cost for all concrete and drainage work was $3.5 million.
The resurfacing of Old Town Road – which was completed overnight to be as minimally-disruptive to motorists as possible – required more than 16,000 tons of asphalt.
The total cost for this paving project was approximately $5.5 million, which was offset by a $1.6-million New York State Department of Transportation grant.
“This project is a prime example of the Vision Zero program we are undertaking in the Town of Brookhaven,” said Losquadro, noting the program’s goal is to have no fatalities or major injuries on Town roadways by 2035. “We now have contiguous sidewalk and pedestrian and bicycle safety throughout this entire 4.2-mile corridor, which is the most heavily traveled road in our Town inventory.”