In order to mitigate the ongoing pothole issues on the Oscawana Lake Rd. bridge, the Contractor will be installing steel plates on Wednesday (6/8). This work will require a full bridge closure from 8AM until 2:30PM and during this time, the bridge will be completely closed to traffic. All local residents who normally use the bridge carrying Oscawana Lake Rd and Old Oregon Rd. should follow the appropriately signed detour route used for the previous closure. Thank you for your patience on this matter.

Update: 5/6/22

Temporary Bridge Closure at the Peekskill Hollow Rd. and Peekskill Hollow Turnpike Intersection :

The Contractor is continuing the demolition work on the Alt 1 (Doad Tompkins) bridge located 0.4 miles southwest of Putnam Valley High School. On Thursday (5/12) and potentially Friday (5/13), the bridge will be completely closed to thru traffic from 8:30am-2:30pm in order to safely remove sections of the old bridge. All local residents who normally use this bridge carrying Peekskill Hollow Rd. should follow the appropriately signed detour route. Thank you for your continued patience on this matter.

Update: 4/6/22

Oregon Corners Bridge at Peekskill Hollow Rd. and Oscawana Lake Rd. Intersection:

Utility work is expected to resume on Friday (4/8) at the Oscawana Lake Rd. and Peekskill Hollow Rd. intersection. The proposed work will include the placement of a temporary pole adjacent to the intersection. This pole is meant to accommodate traffic lights, electrical power, and cable wiring while the bridge and intersection rehabilitation work continues. The Contractor may be required to temporarily stop traffic if any safety issues arise, but these will be short and infrequent.

On Monday (4/11) and Tuesday (4/12) of next week, a lane closure will be implemented within the same intersection to safely move the traffic lights, electrical power, TV/internet and to install stabilizing guy wires. Travelers should abide by the work zone traffic control measures and the personnel responsible for enforcing them.

Alt 1 Bridge at the Peekskill Hollow Rd. and Peekskill Hollow Turnpike Intersection:

The demolition work on the Alt 1 bridge located 0.4 miles southwest of the high school is proceeding on schedule with the temporary traffic signals functioning as intended for the single lane bypass. These will be active for the duration of the bridge rehabilitation. The Contractor has notified us of future short-term full bridge closures, for which we will give advanced notice when presented with exact dates and timeframes. Locals shall follow the appropriately signed detour route during these events.

The Putnam County Highway Department thanks the residents of Putnam Valley for their continued patience and understanding while we progress this important infrastructure improvement project.

Update: 2/1/22

The Contractor is continuing the deck demolition work on the east side of the Oscawana Lake Rd. bridge. On Tuesday (2/8) and Wednesday (2/9), the bridge will be completely closed to traffic. All local residents who normally use the bridge carrying Oscawana Lake Rd and Old Oregon Rd. should follow the appropriately signed detour route used for the previous closure. Thank you for your patience on this matter.

The Contractor has also installed temporary traffic signals on either side of the bridge located between Marsh Hill Rd. and Peekskill Hollow Turnpike. These traffic signals will be in used when bridge work commences at this location. Until then the lights will remain covered and there will be no changes to the traffic pattern there. The bridge is located approximately 0.4 miles southwest of the Putnam Valley High School/Middle School entrance and 0.6 miles northeast of the Oscawana Lake Rd. bridge.