BATH – The long-awaited reconstruction of a road and bridge destroyed by flood waters in August 2021 will be moving forward, thanks to a Federal Emergency Management Agency award of $1.4 million matched by $160,000 from Steuben County.
The financing of the “Harder Road Bridge” bridge in the town of Woodhull was approved Monday by the county Legislature.
Plans are also under way for the reconstruction of a retaining wall near the Tuscarora Creek on County Route 129, once known as Old State Route 17. Traffic along the narrow road has been restricted to one lane since Tropical Storm Fred floodwaters savaged the region Aug. 18-19, 2021.
In other action, legislators approved the details of the Steuben County annual municipal roadside cleanup weeks and tire amnesty week.
The popular clean up allows municipalities to set two weeks aside for removing garbage and tires from their roads and haul the debris to the county landfill at no cost. The plan waives the standard tip fee of $44 per ton for up to 20 tons of garbage removed during normal maintenance. The standard tip fee of $200 per ton passenger car tires and $300 per ton large truck and tractor tires is waived for up to 10 tons.
A separate “Tire Dollar Days” Week will allow for passenger vehicle tires to be brought to the landfill for recycling at a cost of $1 per tire, down from the usual fee of $3 per tire. Normal fees will remain in place throughout the week for large commercial, construction and agricultural tires.
