2026 Citywide Paving Program
Summary
After a brutal winter, the city manager proposed redirecting paving money from Broadway (whose signal project is delayed) to the worst streets citywide. Council members added Benkard and First Street (DuBois to Liberty) after pleading their wards' cases. Historic-district streets will use dyed concrete curbs because granite is two years out.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 8
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 29, 2026.
Impact analysis
Roughly $750,000 of paving work is planned, drawing on CHIPS, Pave New York, extreme winter recovery and state touring route funds, with the list near budget capacity.
Drivers and residents on the worst streets — including Farrington, Locust, Benkard and First Street — see real relief from pothole-plagued roads.
Streets that didn't make the list — like the brick section of Liberty Street and Johnson Street — wait another year.
Mentions & discussions (8)
NEWBURGH ANUNCIA EL INICIO DEL PROYECTO DE REPAVIMENTACIÓN Y PAVIMENTACIÓN DE CALLES DE 2026
La ciudad de Newburgh se complace en dar inicio a su temporada de pavimentación de 2026 a partir del miércoles, 7 de octubre de 2026, de acuerdo con el plan quinquenal de pavimentación de la ciudad...
City Council - Sep 29, 2026
Mayor Harvey pressed on why paving happens so late in the year and why residents don't credit the millions spent on roads each year. The answer: ADA curb ramps must be rebuilt all summer first, and DPW is stuck in reactive mode with half the staff it had in 2010. Council wants better public relations and earlier starts.
City Council - Sep 21, 2026
Mayor Harvey blasted Central Hudson's untreated trench on Broadway and raised safety concerns about 18-wheelers on streets not built for them, arguing the city keeps repaving without fixing the root cause.
City Council - Aug 10, 2026
The council was scheduled to award a $1.2 million asphalt supply contract to Tilcon NY, Inc. — the materials behind this year's street resurfacing work. Paving quality and which streets get done matter to drivers citywide.
City Council - Aug 6, 2026
A $1.22 million asphalt contract will pave the streets adopted in the revised spring plan. DPW must first replace 71 curb ramps with in-house crews.
City Council - Apr 13, 2026
Residents blasted the city's pothole-riddled streets; the council amended the five-year paving plan, with the mayor blaming harsh winters, Central Hudson's gas-line contractor, and 18-wheelers on residential roads.
City Council - Apr 9, 2026
After a brutal winter, the city manager proposed redirecting paving money from Broadway (whose signal project is delayed) to the worst streets citywide. Council members added Benkard and First Street (DuBois to Liberty) after pleading their wards' cases. Historic-district streets will use dyed concrete curbs because granite is two years out.
City Council - Mar 9, 2026
Councilmember McLymore flagged bad potholes on Lake Street, Locust Street, Broadway, and other streets. Mayor Harvey said DPW will fill potholes this week and that the budget funds annual milling and paving.
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