NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday announced the completion of the reconstructed “last mile” stretch of I-95 in Westchester County.
The $135 million project began in 2018 to add wider shoulders, guardrails and barriers to the final New York stretch of the New England Thruway that reaches the Connecticut border.
"With investments in critical projects like I-95's Last Mile, we are not only helping bolster New York's economy, but solidifying our role as a national leader in transportation infrastructure," Hochul said in a statement. "These corridor improvements are essential in ensuring a safe and reliable highway system for both commuters and visitors to New York."
The work was part of a larger, decades-long effort to redesign and rehabilitate the 14 miles of I-95 running down to the Bronx, which serves more than 140,000 vehicles each day, according to Hochul’s office.
The project also rehabilitated several elevated roadways and ramps between the 13.34 and 15 thruway mileposts.
"This stretch of I-95 is one of the busiest on the Thruway and it was long overdue for these needed upgrades to the mainline, the interchange system and local overpasses,” said Thruway Authority Executive Director Matthew J. Driscoll said in a statement.
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