WNY road crews ready to take on weekend winter storm
WNY road crews ready to take on weekend winter storm
Posted at 6:50 AM, Feb 05, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-05 06:50:24-05
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â Road crews all over Western New York are preparing to take on the winter storm set to slam the region Friday and Saturday.
Several weather advisories and warnings have been issued by the National Weather Service for much of Western New York already, 7 Eyewitness News reached out to several municipalities to find out how they are handling the preparations for the incoming weather.
The New York State Department of Transportation said as of Friday morning, 185 trucks were being sent out to prepare the road surfaces, with a total of 460 operators and supervisors engaged to handle the storm.
By Stephen J. Kotz It did not take New York State long to weigh in on the Shinnecock Indian Nation’s decision to start work on the second of what has long been planned to be two digital billboards on tribal land that is bisected by Sunrise Highway i
Utica man dies after car hits NYS DOT plow truck, deputies say
Updated Feb 03, 2021;
Posted Feb 03, 2021
Thomas Benjamin, 52, died Tuesday after the car he was driving hit a snow plow, deputies said (Madison County Sheriff s Office).
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Lenox, N.Y. A 52-year-old Utica man died Tuesday after the car he was driving hit a New York State Department of Transportation plow truck, according to a news release from the Madison County Sheriff’s Office.
Thomas L. Benjamin died at the Oneida Healthcare Center after the crash, according to a statement from county spokeswoman Samantha Field.
Deputies responded to the crash in Lenox on State Route 31 at 4:52 p.m., near White’s Farm Supply, deputies said.
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Work has begun on a second monument erected by the Shinnecock Indian Nation to generate economic activity and representing that the Shinnecock people still own the land, the tribal council said. (Courtesy Lance Gumbs)
SOUTHAMPTON, NY Controversy has erupted over a second large electronic billboard being erected by the Shinnecock Nation on the north side of Sunrise Highway in Hampton Bays.
On January 28, the New York State Department of Transportation delivered a stop-work order to members of the Shinnecock Nation working on the second electronic billboard on tribal-owned land near the westbound lane of New York State Route 27, directly across the highway from a 61-foot sign erected by the Shinnecock Nation in 2019.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced the availability of $200 million in BRIDGE NY funding for local governments to make their infrastructure more resilient to extreme weather events. The new funding will allow localities to rehabilitate and replace bridges and culverts statewide. It builds upon $500 million previously awarded to 143 local governments since 2016 for the rehabilitation and replacement of 298 bridges and culverts. These strategic infrastructure investments have enhanced the quality of life for residents and businesses in every region of the State and have provided unprecedented support for making New York’s communities more resilient to the impacts of climate change. This initiative supports the goals of New York’s nation-leading Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act.