Three Allegany County residents have been recognized by the Board of Legislators for services resulting in betterment to the county. Resolutions generally are being provided monthly to a county resident nominated by district legislators and an employee recommended by a department. The most recent recognitions were provided yesterday to: — Rick Hall, a 30-year employee … Read more
Allegany County Road 36 (Pike Road) in the Town of Centerville will experience new daily road closures over the next two weeks as the County Department of Public Works replaces culvert pipes. Starting today, through Thursday, September 14, the highway will be closed between County Road 3 and Dow Road, with the same action from … Read more
Allegany County Roads 2B and 2 in the Town of West Almond will be closed during daylight hours on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 15-16, respectively for highway work, according to the County Department of Public Works. Work in County Road 2B will be approximately one-quarter mile south of the County Road 2 (Karr Valley Road) … Read more
County Road 24, between the Swain Hill and Ames Nichols Road intersections in the Town of Grove, will be closed during the day next Tuesday and Wednesday to replace culvert pipes. The Allegany County Department of Public Works reports that travel through the area will be unavailable between 7:30AM and 3:30PM on August 8 and … Read more
County Road 23, between Centerville Road and Claybed Road, southwest of hamlet of Hume, will be closed daily from Tuesday, June 6, through Thursday, June 15, according to the Allegany County Department of Public Works. The highway will be closed only during working hours and will be opened back up for use at night and … Read more
A public information meeting for review of the status of construction next year of a new Belfast Road Bridge for crossing the Genesee River is being held tonight. The session is scheduled to start at 6PM at the Belfast Municipal Building at 11 Merton Avenue, with a 15-minute presentation by LaBella Engineers and another 15 … Read more
The Allegany County Department of Public Works is closing County Road 23 weekdays, between State Route 243 and Pratt Road in the Town of Rushford, through Thursday, May 25. The highway will be closed only during working hours and will be open for nighttime and weekend use, but no onsite detour will be provided during … Read more
The Allegany County Board of Legislators abruptly closed its doors to the public today to discuss an unknown scope of county finances which appeared to range from millions of dollars to the entire county budget. Allegany Hope Community News Editor Casey Jones challenged the action as being unlawful as the disjointed proceedings jumped from an … Read more
The closure of Allegany County Road 31A (Corbin Hill Road), 500 feet west of the Eymer Road intersection in the Town of Amity, will continue for another two weeks. The project, to replace a headwall at one end of a culvert will end Friday, February 24, instead of yesterday, according to the Allegany County Public … Read more
A $1.3 million project to resurface State Route 248A from the Pennsylvania state line to Route 248 in the Towns of Independence and Willing in Allegany County are among $100 million to be spent by New York State this year for state highways impacted by extreme weather. Governor Kathy Hochul has announced release of funds … Read more
BREAKING: Demolition of the Belfast Road Bridge is starting this week, nearly a year after the structure was deemed unsafe and suddenly closed to traffic, but it will be nearly two more years before a replacement will enable motorists to cross the Genesee River. Allegany County Public Works Superintendent Thomas Windus says the $570,000 bridge … Read more
County Route 20 (Gibson Hill Road) in Cuba will be closed from approximately 8AM through 3PM next Monday, October 31, to enable the Allegany County, NY, Department of Public Works to replace a culvert pipe. The project will occur approximately 0.75 miles west of the Summit Road intersection, with no on-site detour being available to … Read more
The Salt Rising Road (Allegany County Road 5A) in the Town of Genesee will be closed from approximately 8AM to 4PM Tuesday, September 27, with motorists urged to seek an alternate route due to no on-site detour being provided. The work, involving replacement of a culvert pipe, will occur approximately 1,000 feet east of the … Read more