An $86.7 million project to improve about five miles of Interstate 95 in Westchester County is substantially complete, with new pavement, bridge work and ramp improvements along a corridor carrying about 120,000 vehicles a day.
The work extends from Exit 15 in Pelham Manor to Exit 18A in Mamaroneck, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul's announcement.
The work was described in the institution's report.
Pavement, ramps and lighting upgraded
The project covered roughly 30 lane-miles on the New England Thruway, removing damaged pavement, repairing joints and curbs and applying two new asphalt layers.
The state said the work raised the pavement's condition rating from 4.0 to 8.8.
Improvements also included 12 ramps, bridge rehabilitation and repaving and about 800 LED lights.
Lighting work included the tunnel near the Larchmont Metro-North station.
Railroad-overpass work remains
Work remains at a railroad overpass in New Rochelle, where contractor DeFoe Corp. of Mount Vernon is coordinating remaining construction and closures.
Substantial completion of the paving project therefore does not mean every associated construction activity has ended.
Larger series of New England Thruway projects
The state has invested nearly $200 million in this part of I-95 since 2023, including a $61.8 million project from Exit 0 to Exit 4 completed in 2025 and a $39.7 million Mamaroneck-to-Rye project expected to be completed in 2027.
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The broader total since 2018 is about $350 million.
That includes the $135 million "Last Mile" project between Exit 22 and the Connecticut line, completed in 2021, which rebuilt the six-lane roadway, replaced two bridges, rehabilitated four others and improved drainage and noise barriers.
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