NY17

Route 17 was built for a different Hudson Valley. Decades of population growth, commercial development and expanding tourism have placed new demands on the highway. New York is advancing a $1.3 billion-plus modernization program to keep traffic moving.

"The analysis projects substantial traffic growth over the next 30 years, due both to proposed development and long-term population trends."

"The quiet hero in this story is infrastructure. LEGOLAND NY could not exist and could not thrive unless adjacent roads were updated to accommodate the influx of up to 2,000,000 visitors a year."

NY 17, known locally as Route 17, stretches across New York State and is a vital transportation corridor that connects various communities and supports...

New York Governor Kathy Hochul visited the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 825 Training Center in Orange County to observe their training programs and affirm...