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Gov. Kathy Hochul made the announcement on Tuesday, April 19, saying the projects will take place over the spring and summer.
About 480 lane miles of state highways, including parts of the Long Island Expressway, the Southern State Parkway, and the Meadowbrook State Parkway, will be resurfaced, officials announced.
"Long Island has some of the busiest highways in the United States and the investments we are making today will help ensure smoother travel and fewer hassles for the tens of thousands of commuters who use these vital traffic arteries," Hochul said.
Hochul said a section of the LIE in western and central Suffolk County will be renewed. Crews are expecting the renewal of 287 lane miles between the border of Nassau and Suffolk counties and State Route 112, officials said.
Major work on the LIE will take place during overnight hours, and service roads will be used for the traffic that is diverted.
The Meadowbrook State Parkway is set to be restored between Merrick Road and Ocean Parkway in Hempstead. The overnight resurfacing is expected to be completed by Memorial Day, officials said.
A pavement renewal project on the Southern State Parkway will take place between Exit 20 and State Route 110, according to the announcement.
A number of other pavement restoration projects will be underway on Long Island roads in 2022, and the timing will vary on these projects.
State officials said these sites include:
- State Route 114 between Stephen Hands Path and the Shelter Island South Ferry terminal in Village of Sag Harbor, Village of North Haven, and Town of East Hampton
- State Route 109 between the Nassau/Suffolk border and State Route 27A in the Town of Babylon
- State Route 25A between Lawrence Road and State Route 25 in the Town of Smithtown
- State Route 111 between Suffolk Avenue and the LIE in the Town of Islip
- Sunrise Highway North Service Road between Udall Road and Manor Road in the Town of Islip
- Sunrise Highway South Service Road between Udall Road and Malts Avenue in the Town of Islip
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