Erie County Shares Update on 2024 Road Work Projects


Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz joins Commissioner of Public Works Bill Geary and DPW personnel on Abbott Road in Orchard Park to review road work that is nearing completion on Abbott as well as recap numerous road and bridge projects undertaken by the Department of Public Works in 2024 as part of Erie County’s $55.8 million investment in infrastructure.

Mill and Overlay projects of varying lengths were completed on 11 county roads in 2024, including Bowen Rd. from Clinton St. to Chairfactory in Elma (0.52 miles); Bowen from Chairfactory to Bullis (0.68 miles); Jennings Rd. from Genesee to Langford (2.35 miles) in North Collins; Lenox Rd. from Jennings to Oswald (0.6 miles); East Eden Rd. from Haag to Zenner (0.6 miles) in Eden; East Eden Rd. from Zenner to Keller (1.95 miles); Lotus Point from Old Lake Shore Rd. to Rte. 5 (1.37 miles) in Brant; Clark St. from South Park to Armor (1.4 miles) in Hamburg; Mineral Springs Rd. from the City of Buffalo line to Indian Church Rd. (1.8 miles) in West Seneca; Zoar Valley Rd. from South Cascade to the dead end (0.36 miles) in Springville; and Connor Rd. from Stahley to County (0.88 miles) in Clarence. In total, mill and overlay operations repaired 12.51 miles of county roads in 2024 with an investment of over $2.5 million dollars.

Over 11 miles of county roads received Cold Recycle with Top Course Treatment this year, an investment of over $2.2 million. Among these were Vermont St. from Hillside to Hunter’s Creek (1.6 miles) in Holland; Phillips from Holland Glenwood to Matteson Corners (2.25miles) in Sardinia; Fowlerville from Trevett to Springville-Boston (.42 miles) in Concord; Pfarner from Brown Hill to West Hill (0.93 miles) in Boston; Savage from Genesee to Allen (2.8 miles) in Concord; and Baseline from Bush to Whitehaven (3.2 miles) in Grand Island.

31 primarily rural county roads, nearly 71.5 miles, received Oil & Chip treatments this year, an investment of just over $2 million. These roads are located in the towns of Aurora, Wales, Colden, Collins, Concord, Sardinia, Evans, Eden, Boston, Newstead, Alden, Marilla, Clarence, and Lancaster.

Construction is ongoing with several Engineering Projects around the county, including the Abbott Rd. & Willet Rd. rehabilitation, an investment of $6.9 million that is fully funded by Erie County. Also in this category is the rehabilitation of Borden Rd in Cheektowaga, an $8.5 million multi-year investment that is fully county-funded; Phase II of this project is ongoing. Other ongoing projects include the New Rd. rehabilitation, an $8.4 million investment, and the Trevett Rd. slide remediation project, a $1.6 million investment.

For more information, visit: https://www3.erie.gov/dpw/.

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