New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced her state had awarded more than $43 million in funding to help local governments with roadway safety.
The awards are part of the New York State Department of Transportation’s “Safe System” approach to zero highway deaths, and will go toward roadway improvements like new guide rails, signs and pavement markings for municipalities across the state.
“Keeping New Yorkers safe is my highest priority, and that includes making every effort to enhance safety on our roads for everyone who uses them,” Hochul said. “We are making unprecedented investments to reduce crashes and keep New Yorkers safe through common-sense improvements like guide rails, better signage and pavement markings. This funding deepens that commitment and supports local communities across our state with the resources they need to save lives.”
As part of its Safe System Approach toward Zero Deaths, the New York State Department of Transportation released the Roadway Departure Safety Action Plan in 2024. That plan recommended a comprehensive approach by NYSDOT and partner agencies to reduce fatalities and serious injuries that result when vehicle inadvertently depart their lanes or the road.
Among the awards were $1.82 million for the towns of Berne, Voorheesville, Rensselaerville, Westerlo and Guilderland in Albany County to install guiderail, center line striping, edge line marking and enhanced curve signage; $8.33 million for the city of new Rochelle and the village of Larchmont in Westchester County to install curve warning signs, enhanced curve signage, center line striping, edge line marking, CARDS and flashing beacons; and $500,000 for the City of Watertown in Jefferson County to install barriers, center line striping, edge line marking, and curve warning signs.
“Reducing fatalities and serious injuries on our highways is the goal of New York State DOT’s ‘Safe System Approach Toward Zero Deaths’ and thanks to the unwavering support of Governor Hochul we are moving closer to achieving it,” New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez said. “Governor Hochul’s investment in public safety, specifically, the funding we are providing today to our local partners, will help create safer roads across the state, making it more likely that motorists and their passengers as well as bike and pedestrian enthusiasts will arrive at their destinations safely and without incident.”