Get ready for some better roads in Suffolk County


$57 million in road projects for Suffolk County. | Grok/Twitter

The State of New York just released its list of funded 2026 road re-pavement projects and Suffolk County roads are about the get a lot better. Over $57 million in new funds is allocated to Suffolk County.

The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) will invest more than $600 million in over 180 paving projects statewide to be completed next year. These projects, which total almost 2,150 lane miles, are in addition to the paving initiatives already scheduled as part of NYSDOT’s core programs and, taken together, represent the most ambitious annual road resurfacing agenda ever put forward by NYSDOT.

“As someone who has ridden on virtually every mile of every state road across New York, I know firsthand every curve and every pothole, and next year we will be making an unprecedented investment to improve state roads across New York,” Governor Hochul said. “New Yorkers will be seeing crews out there like never before next year, rejuvenating highways, enhancing the safety of the traveling public, and laying a solid foundation for economic development across the Empire State.”

Long Island is funded for 8 project totaling $107,000,000 and 225 lane miles. The Suffolk County specific projects include:

  • $23.1 million to resurface NY24 from the Meadowbrook State Parkway to NY110, Towns of Hempstead, Oyster Bay and Babylon, Nassau and Suffolk counties
  • $7.3 million to resurface NY25 from Kings Park Road to NY111, Town of Smithtown, Suffolk County.
  • $8.7 million to resurface NY27 North and South Service Roads from NY109 to Udall Road, Towns of Babylon and Islip, Suffolk County.
  • $11.1 million to resurface NY27 from the Nassau/Suffolk County Line to North Monroe Avenue, Town of Babylon, Suffolk County
  • $7 million to resurface NY110 from NY27 to Baylis Road, Towns of Babylon and Huntington, Suffolk County.

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