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NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETING: BUCKWHEAT ROAD BRIDGE REPLACEMENT

NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETING
COLUMBIA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

BUCKWHEAT ROAD BRIDGE REPLACEMENT
OVER ROELIFF JANSEN KILL

TOWNS OF CLERMONT AND LIVINGSTON, NY
PROJECT IDENTIFICATION NO. (PIN) 8763.53

The Columbia County Department of Public Works has announced a public informational meeting will be held to discuss the proposed Bridge Replacement of Buckwheat Road over Roeliff Jansen Kill in the Towns of Clermont and Livingston. The meeting will be held at the Clermont Town Hall located at 1795 US-9, Germantown, NY, on May 4, 2026, at 5:30 P.M.

The County, in cooperation with the County’s consulting engineer, Greenman-Pedersen Inc., the New York State Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, and the United States Army Corps of Engineers, is developing design alternatives for the replacement of the Buckwheat Road Bridge. The project proposes replacing the structurally deficient bridge with steel girders and a concrete bridge deck.

The purpose of the meeting is to obtain comments on the proposed project from individuals, groups, officials, and local agencies. The County is specifically soliciting comments on the development of alternatives for the project and comments on the project’s social, economic, and environmental effects. This public informational meeting is part of the continuing efforts by Columbia County, the New York State Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, and the United States Army Corps of Engineers to encourage public input into the development of transportation projects.

Please advise Ms. Caroline Tarini, Project Manager for Greenman Pedersen, Inc., if any additional accommodation will be required to facilitate your participation in this public meeting. Ms. Tarini can be reached at Greenman-Pedersen, Inc; 80 Wolf Road, Suite 600, Wolf Road, Albany NY 12205, by telephone at (518) 898-9529 or via email at ctarini@gpinet.com.

Further information on the project may be obtained from Ms. Tarini at the above address or Mr. Raymond Jurkowski, Commissioner of Public Works, Columbia County Department of Public Works, PO Box 324, 178 Route 23B, Hudson, New York 12534, by telephone at (518) 828-7011 or by email at raymond.jurkowski@columbiacountyny.com.