A stretch of Rudd Pond Road in the Town of North East is expected to close on or about Monday, March 16, as Dutchess County begins replacing the bridge over Webatuck Creek, according to the Dutchess County Department of Public Works.
The bridge lies along a stretch of Rudd Pond Road between Boston Corners Road and Route 22. Traffic will be detoured along Boston Corners Road and Route 22 during construction. A county detour map shows the signed route looping around the closure area.
County officials said the existing bridge will be replaced with a wider structure that includes a 5-foot shoulder on the south side and a 2-foot shoulder on the north side. The south-side shoulder was designed in part because of the road’s proximity to the Harlem Valley Rail Trail.
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The new bridge will also be raised by about 1 foot to better accommodate possible future flooding, county officials said, as part of the county’s Resilient Ways Forward infrastructure initiative.
Construction is expected to continue through the end of the summer, according to the county.
About 400 vehicles travel that stretch of Rudd Pond Road each day, county officials said. Motorists are advised to allow extra travel time, follow posted detour signs and use caution near the work zone.
Photo courtesy of the Dutchess County Department of Public Works