Sections of Routes 89, 104 and 364 are among nine Finger Lakes road projects receiving funding through a new statewide paving package, with construction scheduled to begin next spring.
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the funding Tuesday, Nov. 10, identifying $15.87 million for 158 lane miles of resurfacing in the state’s Finger Lakes region. The projects are part of a $100 million investment through the Department of Transportation’s Harsh Winter Paving program.
The regional list includes work in Seneca, Wayne, Yates, Livingston and Monroe counties, along with Genesee, Orleans and Wyoming counties. Separate Southern Tier allocations will fund nearby projects in Tompkins and Steuben counties.
Although the announcement comes as transportation crews prepare for winter, the paving projects are scheduled to start in spring 2027.
Routes 89, 104 and 364 make the list
Several projects will improve roads connecting communities across the central Finger Lakes:
- Seneca County: $2.04 million to resurface Route 89 between Routes 5 and 20 and the Wayne County line at Route 31.
- Wayne County: $1.9 million to resurface Route 104 between Rotterdam Road and Brick Schoolhouse Road in Sodus and Huron, including the village of Sodus.
- Yates County: $1.3 million to resurface Route 364 between Route 245 in Middlesex and Route 14A in Penn Yan.
- Livingston County: $1.5 million to resurface Routes 5 and 20 between Pole Bridge Road and Dalton Road in Avon and Lima.
The announcement identifies the stretches selected for work but does not provide individual construction dates, completion schedules or traffic restrictions.
The largest single allocation on the Finger Lakes list is $3.1 million for Route 31 in Perinton, running from Interstate 490 to the Wayne County line.
Another $2 million will cover Route 19 between Route 31 and Route 104, plus Route 31 between Redman Road and the Sweden Corners Plaza entrance east of Route 19. That work spans Brockport, Sweden and Clarkson in Monroe County.
Additional projects across the region
Three more projects round out the state’s Finger Lakes allocation:
- Genesee County: $2 million for Route 5, or Main Street, within the village of LeRoy, and Route 19, or Clay Street, between the south village line and Randall Road.
- Orleans County: $81,000 for Route 18 between the Niagara County line and Oak Orchard Creek in Yates and Carlton.
- Wyoming County: $1.78 million for Route 98 between the village of Arcade and Route 78 in Arcade and Java.
The Orleans County project is in the town of Yates, which is separate from Yates County.
Lane miles measure the combined length of individual travel lanes. Resurfacing a one-mile stretch of a two-lane road, for example, generally represents two lane miles.
Nearby work includes Route 79 west of Ithaca
The announcement also includes projects serving the broader Finger Lakes area that appear under the state’s Southern Tier funding category.
In Tompkins County, $2.56 million will resurface Route 79 from the Ithaca city line to the Schuyler County line through the towns of Ithaca and Enfield.
Steuben County projects include $622,000 for Routes 226 and 415 in Savona and $620,000 for Route 15 from the Livingston County line through the village of Wayland to Gunlocke Park Road.
Another $1 million will resurface Route 223 between Route 224 in Van Etten and Drake Road in Erin, Chemung County.
Those allocations are separate from the $15.87 million identified for the state’s Finger Lakes region.
Funding follows a busy road repair season
The new package follows an extensive statewide paving and pothole repair effort during 2026.
As FingerLakes1 reported in October, state crews filled 95,000 potholes in the Finger Lakes as New York’s statewide repair count passed 1 million.
The governor’s office said DOT also invested more than $600 million in over 180 additional paving projects scheduled for completion this year. Combined with the department’s regular programs, the state said its 2026 resurfacing effort covered more than 4,000 lane miles.
The newly announced funding is intended to renew pavement damaged by harsh weather and help maintain roads used by residents, businesses and emergency responders.
Drivers can check construction notices and travel conditions through 511NY as project schedules are announced.
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