Transportation Bill Contains Amount For Widening Route 17, And For Kiryas Yoel MonDroe.

Hudson Valley transportation projects will receive an additional $35.5 million in from a newly federal transportation bill approved by the Senate.
The lawmakers have set aside $1 million for the widening of Route 17 from four lanes to six lanes from Harriman to Monticello. The Planning Commissioner said that money is a start for a project that will likely cost $8- to $10 million per mile in a total project of about 50 miles.
The lawmakers have also set aside; $2 million for road improvements in the Village of Kiryas Yoel, including road paving and new sidewalks.