Project Details

RT 8 SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS

Project ID No. 905648

Description

This safety project improves the vertical curves and intersections at four locations on Route 8: Whitestore, Holmesville, South New Berlin & County Road 25.   Towns of Norwich,  New Berlin and Columbus, in Chenango County.

Project Overview

Project Status

  • The current status of the project is In Development.
  • The Bid Opening is expected to be in Spring 2028.
  • Construction is expected to begin in Summer 2028.
  • Construction is expected to be completed in Fall 2030.

Cost of the Project

The project cost is approximately $15,000,000 .

This project receives funding from the following sources:

Federal: Yes

State : Yes

Local : No

The scheduled dates shown are approximations only. For more detailed information, please utilize the "Contact Us" information provided.

Location

This project is located in the SOUTHERN TIER region and includes the following:

Counties
CHENANGO

Towns
COLUMBUS
NEW BERLIN
NORWICH

09 Region Map

Legislative District:

This project falls within the geographical boundaries of the following legislative districts:

U.S. Senators
Schumer, Charles E.
Gillibrand, Kirsten

U.S. Congressional District(s)
19th Congressional District (Josh Riley)

State Senatorial District(s)
51th Senatorial District (Peter Oberacker)
53th Senatorial District (Joseph A. Griffo)

State Assembly District(s)
121th Assembly District (Joe Angelino)

Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)

The Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) is a list of every project in New York State for which Federal funding is proposed to be used and that is scheduled to begin during the designated three Federal fiscal year time frame. To review the STIP Project List by Region please see the STIP Project Report.

Community Outreach

A public hearing, both in-person and virtually, was held on September 28, 2022 at 5:30 pm at the Unadilla Valley Central School Auditorium, 4238 State Highway 8, New Berlin, NY 13411. Engineers were available in person to discuss the project and answer any questions.

Information that was displayed at the public hearing:

Maps and Visualizations for Site 1 (Route 8 near White Store Road in Norwich)

Maps and Visualizations for Site 2 (near Holmesvillein the towns of Norwich and New Berlin)

Maps and Visualizations for Site 3 (in the town of New Berlin)

Maps and Visualizations for Site 4 (Route 8 and County Road 25 in Columbus)

See PowerPoint Slides from the public hearing.

Brochure "How Does the State Acquire Property"

Brochure "If You Must Move"

Draft Design Report

Conceptual Relocation Plan

Reports/Documents

The Draft Design Report for review is available here:  905648 Draft Design Report

The Conceptual Stage Relocation Plan is available here:  Conceptual Stage Relocation Plan

Objectives

The objective of this project is to reduce the probability and severity of large truck crashes along Route 8 in a cost-effective manner. This will be done by improving key highway elements that have contributed to large truck crashes: horizontal and vertical sight distance, horizontal curvature, superelevation, rollover, shoulder width and slope, clear zone traversability for large vehicles, and guide rail system durability.

Contact Us:

If you have questions about this project, please contact us:

Region 9 Regional Director's Office
44 Hawley Street
Binghamton, NY 13901
Phone: 607-721-8116
Email: r9projects@dot.ny.gov
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Format: 518-457-6400