The 17-Forward-86 Coalition is hailing the start of a draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on the long-awaited project to add an additional lane and make other necessary upgrades on Route 17 in Orange and Sullivan counties to covert the corridor to Interstate 86. Gov. Hochul made the announcement Oct. 5 and said she expects public […]
The state Department of Transportation is expected to begin an environmental impact review this year as the first step toward the long-awaited expansion of Route 17 in Orange and Sullivan counties becoming a reality. That’s according to Marc Baez, president and CEO of the Sullivan County Partnership for Economic Development, who expects the review to stretch […]
The 17-Forward-86 Coalition is hailing the recently approved New York State budget that includes up to $1 billion for the environmental review as well as construction of the long-awaited project to add an additional lane and make other necessary upgrades on Route 17 as part of the new five-year state Department of Transportation (DOT) capital […]
A long-awaited multibillion-dollar roadway project in Orange County could soon get the green light to begin. Officials gave the update Thursday about the Route 17/I-86 project at a news conference. They say the state is now preparing to include money to begin construction expanding the state route into an interstate in its five-year plan. They […]
Standing with Route 17 as a backdrop in the Town of Wallkill, politicians, economic development officials and union members Thursday called on Albany and Washington to commit the estimated $500 million to $1 billion needed to add a third lane in each direction on Route 17 between Woodbury and the Monticello area. Piece by piece, […]
Gov. Cuomo was in Orange County July 9 to mark the official opening of Legoland New York in Goshen. Our 17-Forward-86 Coalition members Maureen Halahan, CEO of the Orange County Partnership, and Todd Diorio, President of the Hudson Valley Building and Construction Trades Council, were among those thanked for their efforts in helping to bring the […]
More than 100 community and business leaders from the Hudson Valley zoomed in March 18 for a presentation by the New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) on the status of a Planning and Environment Linkages (PEL) study of the Route 17 corridor in Orange and Sullivan counties. Members of the coalition 17-Forward-86 voiced support for the […]
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Residents, lawmakers and community stakeholders are tired of waiting for action on Route 17 in Orange and Sullivan counties. They said Wednesday they want to ‘add a third lane to ease the pain.’
