NEW HARTFORD  — New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez announced that work is getting underway on an $8 million project that will rehabilitate portions of Genesee Street (State Route 921E) and Campion Road in the Village of New Hartford. 

The project will resurface the roadways, replace extensive segments of sidewalks, and add new curb ramps and traffic signals to improve mobility and enhance safety for motorists and pedestrians along two of the village’s most heavily traveled roads. The project, which will take place over the next two construction seasons, will also replace a key water main that will improve water service for area residents.

The project will cover the stretch of Genesee Street from State Route 12 South to Richardson Avenue in Utica and Campion Road to Oxford Road to Mill Street (State Route 921T). Genesee Street will be restriped from Paris Road through the intersection with Oxford Road, and a dedicated left turn lane will be added from Genesee Street to Campion Road, and new signals will be installed to improve traffic operations and enhance safety. 

Working with the Mohawk Valley Water Authority, NYSDOT will also replace the 100-year-old water main with over 4,700 feet of new water main along Genesee Street and Oxford Road to Mill Street.

This cost- and time-saving measure allows NYSDOT to utilize materials provided by the Mohawk Valley Water Authority and incorporate the work into the pavement rehabilitation project, according to the DOT announcement. 

Water main replacement, signal and curb ramp work will begin this month and is scheduled to be complete by the end of 2023. The remainder of the paving work is anticipated to be completed in 2024.

The portion of water main work between Paris Road and Oxford Road is planned to be performed at night from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., Sunday through Thursday and is expected to begin in late June and continue through the summer to minimize impacts to traffic and businesses.

There will be a detour during night hours.

Parking along Genesee Street will be unavailable at times, and single-lane traffic may be encountered during construction. Construction plans allow for the annual New Hartford Memorial Day Parade to take place as scheduled on Monday, May 29.