The New York State Thruway Authority recently began construction in the village of Suffern on a $19.4 million project to rehabilitate two bridges located on I-87 between exit 14B and Exit 15.
“The thruway authority is dedicated to reinvesting toll dollars to modernize its infrastructure,” Frank Hoare, thruway authority executive director, said. “These bridges have served us reliably over the decades and we are undertaking efforts to ensure they remain safe and dependable for the tens of millions of motorists who use them each year.”
Both bridges are at least 70 years old, and preliminary work began in the fall. Work includes repairing the concrete substructure and steel superstructure, replacing the concrete deck and parapets, rehabilitating median drainage structures, building new median barriers and installing new pavement marking.
The bridges are located on a stretch of the thruway that serves traffic traveling to and from New Jersey via I-287 via Exit 15. An estimated 120,000 vehicles travel the stretch daily. There will be
lane shifts during construction, but three travel lanes will remain open in each direction.
The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2026.
The Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway is one of the longest toll roads in the United States.