Labor leaders and advocates are calling on New York lawmakers to fix the state's failing roads and bridges.
"When we invest in our infrastructure, we make it more appealing for businesses and young families to stay on Long Island," said Matt Cohen with the Long Island Association.
And now with two weeks to go until the budget deadline, local leaders are calling on state lawmakers to match bipartisan federal investment in local infrastructure. "It’s not just funding for this season, it’s for the next five years," said Marc Herbst with the Long Island Contractors’ Association. "We have to make sure they make the commitment now."
Proposed projects here on Long Island include funding to pay nearly 300 lane miles on the Long Island Expressway, pavement renewal along parts of Northern Boulevard from the Queens/Nassau line into a Suffolk County and bridge repairs on the Loop Parkway in portions of the Southern State. According to the Long Island Contractors’ Association, Nassau and Suffolk are the only two counties in the state each with more than one million registered cars.