The Allegany County Landfill, north of Belmont, will re-open today following Tuesday’s closure due to a reported hazardous materials incident in a dumpster which sent two individuals to the hospital for smoke exposure and apparently caused evacuation of the immediate area as a precaution. Official details of the incident remain sketchy but a one-paragraph 3:55PM … Read more
Motorists will need to find other means of through traffic for approximately three months, starting next week, in the Town of Belfast due to replacement of a bridge over Crawford Creek. Allegany County Public Works Superintendent Thomas Windus says construction will occur at the Crawford Creek Road site, located some three miles southwest of State … Read more
A summer home repair ministry, started more than 40 years ago in Steuben County by a New Jersey church and then expanded to Allegany as the result of the marriage of two of its young workers, has become an ongoing generational outreach for youth and adults. The Risingville Intercommunity Service Effort (RISE) crews, comprised this … Read more
A new Stewarding Allegany County Natural Resources (SACNR) group will hold its first public information meeting next week in Angelica with an initial focus on stopping a battery energy storage system (BESS) installation on Hess Road, next to the I-86 and State Route 19 interchange, north of Belmont. The Wednesday, July 15, session will be … Read more
State Route 19, from Belmont to Wellsville, is creating the latest state highway traffic slowdowns, starting today, as summer road construction projects continue to get underway in Allegany County. The state Department of Transportion (NYSDOT) advises that the highway, from the Belmont Falls Bridge south to the Wellsville County Club, will be reduced to a … Read more
BREAKING: The County Road 31 Bridge which crosses Van Campen Creek, just south of Main Street in Friendship, which has been under construction for several months with single-lane passage, will be closed entirely, starting tomorrow. The action is necessary due to a bridge deck concrete pour Tuesday, with the structure remaining closed until the concrete … Read more
Some $9.3 million will be spent on repaving three sections of state highways in Allegany County next year, the largest portion of more than $34 million being spent in it and its New York neighbors. Interstate 86 between Friendship and Belmont and two sections of State Route 19 are on construction schedules as part of … Read more
Allegany County roads in three towns will be closed to traffic at various times and with different conditions over the next three weeks, starting tomorrow, to allow for replacement of culverts. The county Department of Public Works says there will be no on-site detours, with motorists urged to seek alternate routes for: Towns of Belfast … Read more
UPDATE – 11:30AM Monday, June 16: The Allegany County Department of Public Works has changed the location for the County Road 16 closure from Peavy Road to Lamont Road, rather than East Road to Lamont Road. Times for the closure remains the same. – – – – – – – – – –Motorists using a … Read more
Allegany County Road 27 (Wiscoy Road) in the Town of Hume has been closed until further notice for emergency repairs. The Wiscoy Falls Bridge is reported by the Allegany County Department of Public Works to have been damaged in an accident Monday and only local traffic is able to use the roadway, with users required … Read more
Travelers through the Town of Centerville will experience an approximately 16-week bridge closure near the Allegany County line, starting Monday. The $800,000 planned structure replacement will occur in County Road 36 (Pike Road), between West Washburn and Pochuck Roads, as of February 10. The Allegany County Department of Public Works, which will be undertaking the … Read more