Unprecedented Paving Investment Leverages $800 Million Secured in Current State Budget to Reinforce the State Department of Transportation’s Capital Plan, Largest in State History
Nearly 2,150 Lane Miles To Be Paved in Every Region of the State in Addition to the Department’s Core Road and Bridge Program
View List of Paving Projects Broken Down by Region Here
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced an unprecedented investment to renew dozens of vital state roadways across New York State during the 2026 construction season. Leveraging the $800 million that Governor Hochul secured in the most recent state budget to augment the final two years of its five-year, $34.3 billion Capital Plan, the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) will invest more than $600 million in over 180 paving projects across the state to be completed next year. These projects, which total almost 2,150 lane miles, are in addition to the paving initiatives already scheduled as part of NYSDOT’s core programs and, taken together, represent the most ambitious annual road resurfacing agenda ever put forward by NYSDOT. This historic investment is part of Governor Hochul’s commitment to improve public safety through critical investments in transportation infrastructure, enhancing quality of life for all New Yorkers. In 2022, Governor Hochul secured full funding for NYSDOT’s 2022-2027 Capital Plan, the largest in the agency’s history.
“As someone who has ridden on virtually every mile of every state road across New York, I know firsthand every curve and every pothole, and next year we will be making an unprecedented investment to improve state roads across New York,” Governor Hochul said. “New Yorkers will be seeing crews out there like never before next year, rejuvenating highways, enhancing the safety of the traveling public, and laying a solid foundation for economic development across the Empire State.”
Under Governor Hochul’s leadership, New York State is investing in road and bridge infrastructure more than ever before in state history. The $34.3 billion, five-year Capital Plan, the largest in State Department of Transportation history, helps fulfill the Governor’s vision for a modern transportation system that serves all New Yorkers. That plan was bolstered in the most recent state budget with an additional $800 million to augment NYSDOT’s purchasing power. Thanks to that funding commitment, and taking into account the Department of Transportation’s core paving program in its current Capital Plan, a total of over 250 pavement renewal projects across the state are planned for 2026, a nearly $1.2 billion investment that will resurface more than 4,000 lane miles.
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