Gov. Announces Veterans Memorial Highway (RTE 454) Roadwork

Governor Kathy Hochul has announced the beginning of a two-year, $18.3 million project to renew 60 lane miles of pavement in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, improving driving conditions and enhancing public safety for both residents and visitors across Long Island. With support of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, this project builds on an investment of more than $250 million to renew approximately 850 miles of state roads across Long Island in recent years, including the Long Island Expressway, the Southern State Parkway, the Northern State Parkway and State Route 109.

Major construction will start in July and continue through the end of the year at three locations within Suffolk County. The remaining two locations, both located in Nassau County, are scheduled to begin next year.

In addition to replacing the existing road surfaces with two inches of new asphalt, new highly reflective pavement markings including lane markings and crosswalks will then be installed. To minimize disruptions to the traveling public, most work will occur during off-peak hours.

The Suffolk County locations which will be completed this year are:

• Robert Moses Causeway between State Route 27A (Montauk Highway) and Ocean Parkway in the Town of Islip;
• State Route 454 (Veterans Memorial Highway) between State Route 25 (Jericho Turnpike) and Old Willets Path in the Town of Smithtown;
• State Route 25 (Middle Country Road) between Suffolk County Route 83 (Patchogue-Mount Sinai Road) and Mount Sinai-Coram Road in the Town of Brookhaven.