Highway

TRAVEL ADVISORY
STATE ROUTE 23A OVER KAATERSKILL FALLS IN HUNTER TO CLOSE TO LARGE TRUCKS

The New York State Department of Transportation is advising motorists that the bridge carrying State Route 23A over Spruce Creek (Kaaterskill Falls) in the Town of Hunter, Greene County, will be closed to vehicles with more than two axles beginning at 7 a.m. Monday, August 11, through approximately 5:30 p.m. Saturday, August 16, to accommodate bridge repair. Access for emergency vehicles will be maintained.

Drivers of vehicles with more than two axles should follow the signed detour utilizing State Routes 32, 23 and 296. Motorists should anticipate travel delays and build extra travel time into their schedule. Construction activities are weather dependent and subject to change based on conditions.

Our goal is to effectively maintain and improve the Highway and bridge infrastructure of Greene County, for the efficient and safe use of the traveling public.

Work ranges from sweeping and plowing road and bridge surfaces, to complete deconstruction and reconstruction of both roads and bridges.

The department maintains its own fleet of light and heavy equipment and the personnel to operate and repair it.

Greene County is 653.8 square miles in size with 14 municipalities and 5 Villages. It has 261.49 miles of County roads, with 134 bridges, and 147 culvert structures measuring 4 feet in diameter or larger.

Currently the Highway Department has one main office building located at 240 West Main Street in Catskill, and four substations located throughout the County. Two of the facilities are located on the Mountaintop, Ashland and Hunter, and two are located in the valley, Coxsackie and Freehold.

The Highway Department oversees the Solid Waste Transfer Stations and all their programs.

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