Rt. 12 culverts go in, extended work scheduled for holiday week
GREENE – A box culvert was installed on state Rt. 12 near the intersection with Slater Road in Greene on Monday and another is planned over the July 4th week as the 6-mile, $13.7 million highway construction project continues.
State officials, workers and Village Mayor Marsha Miller took time out Monday to showcase progress and announce plans for an accelerated work schedule planned over the Independence Day holiday. In an agreement with Raymond Corporation, the town and Chenango County’s largest employer, construction will be extended during a company-planned hiatus.
“With Raymond shut down, we can go into action and minimize the impact to business and the community as a whole,” said New York State Department of Transportation Region 9 spokesman David J. Hamburg.
Plans are to widen Rt. 12 for a turning lane at Wheeler Street and install another box culvert at the intersection with Route 206. The repairs extend from the Chenango Sales automobile dealership to Harbor Road.
The bulk of the work will be completed in the fall, with reclamation expected to take another several months.
Miller said the project has been a long time coming, and will be inconvenient for citizens a while longer.
“People just need to be patient. Just think, next year we are going to have much safer highway,” she said.
State Senator Tom Libous, who has backed the project for more than 10 years, said the Route 12 corridor is a critical thoroughfare for economic development at Raymond and for all Chenango County businesses.
“It’s about improving safety. It’s something Chenango County people have worked on for a long time and in many, many meetings over the years.”
State officials, workers and Village Mayor Marsha Miller took time out Monday to showcase progress and announce plans for an accelerated work schedule planned over the Independence Day holiday. In an agreement with Raymond Corporation, the town and Chenango County’s largest employer, construction will be extended during a company-planned hiatus.
“With Raymond shut down, we can go into action and minimize the impact to business and the community as a whole,” said New York State Department of Transportation Region 9 spokesman David J. Hamburg.
Plans are to widen Rt. 12 for a turning lane at Wheeler Street and install another box culvert at the intersection with Route 206. The repairs extend from the Chenango Sales automobile dealership to Harbor Road.
The bulk of the work will be completed in the fall, with reclamation expected to take another several months.
Miller said the project has been a long time coming, and will be inconvenient for citizens a while longer.
“People just need to be patient. Just think, next year we are going to have much safer highway,” she said.
State Senator Tom Libous, who has backed the project for more than 10 years, said the Route 12 corridor is a critical thoroughfare for economic development at Raymond and for all Chenango County businesses.
“It’s about improving safety. It’s something Chenango County people have worked on for a long time and in many, many meetings over the years.”
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