Deputy County Executive Lisa Chimera highlights upcoming 250th anniversary and regional history events across Erie County, including the Aug. 2 "716 Celebrates" festival, a Pan‑American Exposition walking tour, Forest Lawn tours, library special collections access and Doors Open Buffalo on Sept. 26.
State officials say a $54.4 million project to perform steel repairs and seismic retrofits on the South Grand Island Bridges has begun; work is funded largely by a $39 million federal PROTECT grant and is expected to finish in late 2028.