Road Work Underway In Chautauqua County

FALCONER – Chautauqua County Department of Public Facility officials have announced this year’s road work schedule.

Chautauqua County Department of Public Facilities Director Brad Bentley said the program involves county workers, contracted labor, and a number of shared services.

Work includes bridge/culvert replacements, a number of drainage projects, general maintenance, surface treating projects, and paving.

Funding comes from a variety of sources, including the New York State Consolidated Highway Improvement Program (CHIPS), the Federal government and Chautauqua County.

“The Department of Public Facilities provides many of the basic services that affect the daily lives of everyone who lives and works in the county,” said Bentley. “The department provides the administration, planning, maintenance, construction management and technical work of the county’s highway infrastructure.  Chautauqua County’s Transportation and Engineering Divisions have the ability to design and construct many projects in house and that saves taxpayers’ money.”

Bentley said county crews have already started working on winter clean up, ditching and patching potholes.

Motorists are reminded to be aware of construction crews working on the highways.  Please look for signs and work zone flaggers; minimize distractions such as using cell phones, eating or drinking; and obey the work zone speeds.

“Drivers our urged to please give our workers a brake,” said Bentley. “They are out there for you, working to make your travels smoother, safer and more enjoyable.”

Starting in early May, the crack sealing program will start on approximately 30 miles of County roads.

County crews will also start preparing approximately 80 miles of county roads to be surface treated.

In June, under the shared service program, the county and participating municipalities will start the highway surface treating program. This includes various county and town roads that will be surface treated or “oil and stones,” officials said.

DPF’s Project List for 2019 Capital Projects includes:

• Rehabilitating County Bridge 33 on County Touring Route 18 in the Town of Sherman;
• Rehabilitating of County Bridge 68 on County Touring Route 58 in the Town of Stockton;
• Rehabilitating of County Bridge 157 on County Touring Route 64 in the Town of Charlotte;
• Replacing of County Bridge 264 on County Touring Route 33 in the Town of Harmony;
• Rehabilitating of County Bridge 339 on County Touring Route 85 in the Town of Cherry Creek;
• Replacing of County Bridge 1048 on White Hill Road in the Town of French Creek;
• Rehabilitating of County Bridge 947 on Weaver Road in the Town of Ellery;
• Rehabilitating of County Bridge 968 on County Touring Route 24 in the Town of Westfield;
• Replacing of county Bridge 1109 on Triangle Road in the Town of Hanover;
• Rehabilitating of County Bride 927 on Old Bridge Road in the Town of North Harmony;
• Replacing of County Bridge 1077 on Harrison Street in the City of Jamestown;
• Painting six county bridges throughout the county;
• Deck sealing various bridges throughout the county;
• Cold milling and paving Harrison Street from South Main Street to Windsor Street in the City of Jamestown;
• Cold milling and paving Baker Street from Newland Avenue to previous project limits in the City of Jamestown;
• Cold milling and paving South Main Street from Newland Avenue to Foote Avenue in the City of Jamestown;
• Cold milling and paving Dunham Avenue/Boulevard Avenue from Fairmount Avenue to the Celoron village limits in the Village of Celoron;
• Cold milling and paving Livingston Avenue/Jackson Avenue from Lakeside Boulevard to Dunham Avenue in the Village of Celoron;
• Cold milling and paving Main Street/NY Route 430 from last year’s paving limits to start New York State Route 430 in the Town of Ellery;
• Paving County Touring Route 380 from Busti to U.S. Route 62 in the Towns of Busti and Kiantone;
• Paving Sinclair Drive from south of Bloomer Road to Jamestown Street in Village of Sinclairville;
• Cold milling and paving Jamestown Street/Main Street from NYS Route 60 to County Touring Route 66 in the Village of Sinclairville;
• Cold milling and paving Wright Street (Cliffstar Drive) from NYS Route 60 to Franklin Avenue in the City of Dunkirk;
• Cold milling and paving County Route 380 from Centralia to Lord Road in the Town of Stockton; and
• Cold milling and paving County Touring Route 18 from Potter Road to County Touring Route 33 in the Town of North Harmony.