County Executive, Public Works Commissioner Meet on Rehabilitated Maryvale Drive in Cheektowaga, a $5.5 Million Investment
Erie County has invested over $250 million in road & bridge infrastructure since 2020
ERIE COUNTY, NY— The Erie County Department of Public Works’ Highways division is putting the wraps on a busy 2025 road work season that saw the county invest over $47 million in various infrastructure projects countywide, including a full rehabilitation on Maryvale Drive in Cheektowaga, a $5.5 million investment that covers .92 miles and include a two-course mill and overlay, new drainage system, replacement of culverts, new curb ramps, pavement markings, and signage. Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz today joined Commissioner of Public Works Bill Geary and departmental personnel there to review the project and the 2025 season.
“2025 continued my administration’s history of significant investments in public infrastructure, improving our roads and bridges every year to give residents and motorists the best, safest routes we can. Over $47 million was invested this year alone, with 117 miles of roads and five bridges on this year’s docket, and I thank Commissioner Geary and our Public Works team for the tremendous job they’ve done,” said Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz. “Just in the last five years alone we have invested over a quarter of a billion dollars in our roads and bridges, a testament to our ongoing commitment to getting this vital work done.”
In 2020, the year of the COVID-19 pandemic, Erie County invested $24.8 million in infrastructure, followed by a $28.2 million investment in 2021 and a $45.3 million investment in 2022. In 2023 $49.6 million was invested, $54.7 million in 2024 and $47.5 million in 2025, for a total of $250.1 million over five years.
Engineering projects constituted most of the 2025 Road program, with $26.8 million of these infrastructure improvements scheduled. Among them:
- Pine St. reconstruction: fully county-funded, this $4 million investment reconstructed Pine Street in Aurora from Rte. 20A to the Aurora town line;
- drainage improvements and road rehabilitation on Lake Shore Road in the Town of Evans, a $4.2 million investment that covers 1.2 miles;
- Borden Road rehabilitation Phase II; this ongoing project in Cheektowaga is an $8.5 million investment that is anticipated to wrap up in Spring 2026;
- Phase I of the New Road rehabilitation in Amherst, an $8.45 million investment;
- 2025 Overlay A projects including Greiner Road (Transit to Anfield), Colvin Avenue (Sheridan to Kenmore), and George Urban Blvd. (Dick Road to Transit, happening next week); an investment of $7.5 million, these projects cover various districts;
- Maple Road (from North Forest to Flint) in Amherst, a $2 million investment to address the west bound lanes with joint rehabilitation and paving.
Commissioner of Public Works Bill Geary added, “This year’s weather allowed our crews to get a lot of work done on these projects and leave them in good shape, as we are now ready to prepare our trucks and equipment for the upcoming winter weather.”
Mill and Overlay operations covered over seventeen miles of county roads in 2025, an investment of over $3.6 million. Roads with mill and overlay work this year include Aero Drive (from Youngs to transit) in Cheektowaga, a distance of 1.53 miles; Sawyer Avenue from Kenmore to River Road in Tonawanda, a distance of 1.02 miles; Indian Church from Mineral Springs to union in West Seneca, a distance of .87 miles; Feddick from Belscher to Shero in Hamburg, a distance of 3.16 miles; Rice from Rte. 219 to Zimmerman in Hamburg, a distance of .44 miles; Mayer from Zimmerman to Feddick in Hamburg, a distance of .86 miles; Genesee from Morton’s Corners-Wyandale to Rte. 219 in Concord, a distance of 2.8 miles; Jennings from Genesee to Marshfield in Concord, a distance of 1.77 miles; William from Bowen to Autumn & W. of Northwood to W. of Aurora in Clarence; Shimerville from Roll to Clarence Center, a distance of .97 miles; Bullis from Three Rod to Marilla Elementary in Elma, a distance of 1.98 miles; all of Behm Road in West Falls, a distance of 1.84 miles; and Powers (hill only) from Rte. 277 to the top of the hill in Orchard Park, a distance of .14 miles.
Over $3.4 million was invested in Cold Recycle and Top Course treatments for over fourteen miles of county roads in 2025. These routes include Holland Glenwood from Rte. 16 to Phillips in Holland, a distance of 2.68 miles; Warner Hill from Vermont Hill to Hunters Creek in Wales, a distance of .88 miles; Strickler from Main to Clarence Center in Clarence, a distance of 2.13 miles; all of East Avenue in Newstead, a distance of 1.05 miles; Sibley from Genesee to Sharp in Concord, a distance of 1.53 miles; Emerling from Wagner to Brown Hill in Concord, a distance of 1.22 miles; New Oregon from Rte. 75 to Knoell in Eden, a distance of 1.5 miles; South Abbott from Rte. 277 to Newton in Orchard Park/Boston, a distance of 2.43 miles; and South Feddick from Zimmerman to Belcher in Boston, a distance of .95 miles.
Over 74 miles of outlying and rural roads in the county received Oil & Chip treatments in 2025, an investment of over $2 million. These roads include all of Centerline in Wales, which is 6.06 miles; all of Fish Hill in Wales, covering 1.63 miles; all of East Creek in Wales, a distance of 3.52 miles; all of Church in Holland, a distance of 1.19 miles; Hunters Creek from Warner Hill to Rte. 20A in Wales, a distance of 3.21 miles; Warner Hill from Hunters Creek to East Creek in Wales, 2.15 miles; Tonawanda Creek from Rte. 93 to Burdick in Newstead, a distance of 2.4 miles; Tonawanda Creek from Salt to Goodrich in Clarence, a distance of 2.05 miles; Goodrich from Tonawanda Creek to the Niagara County line in Clarence, a distance of .25 miles; Two Rod from Westwood to Clinton in Alden/Marilla, a distance of 3.8 miles; Four Rod from Broadway to Williston in Alden/Marilla, a distance of 4.5 miles; all of Nice Road in Newstead, a distance of 2.1 miles; all of Boston/Colden Road in Boston/Colden, a distance of 3.02 miles; Langford-New Oregon from Sisson Hwy. to Brown Hill in North Collins, a distance of 3.11 miles; New Oregon from Woodside to Langford-New Oregon, a distance of 4.66 miles; South Jennings from W. Becker to Rte. 39 in Collins, a distance of 1.17 miles; Zoar Valley from Foster to Rte. 219, 9.95 miles; Foster Road from Zoar Valley to West Becker, 2.12 miles; Ottenbecker from Brown to Woodside, .8 miles; Sweetland from Old Lakeshore to Rte. 5, 1.15 miles; Hardpan from Rte. 249 to South Main in Brant/Evans, a distance of 3.01 miles; Gowans from Versailles to Delameter Brant, a distance of 3.1 miles; Cain Rd. from Rte. 20 to Versailles in Brant, 2.87 miles; Hardt from East Eden to Rte. 75 in Eden, 1.64 miles; Haag from East Eden to Feddick, 1.67 miles; and Clark St. near Rte. 62 in Hamburg.
Bridge projects accounted for over $11.7 million in projects in 2025, investments that span Erie County. Bridges on North French Road in Amherst, Sanders Hill Road in Holland, and County Road in Clarence all saw work this year. Four Rod Road Bridge in Marilla and Sharp Street Bridge in Concord are delayed until 2026 due to bid timing and fabrication timelines.
For more information:
On the Erie County Department of Public Works’ Highways Division, visit
https://www3.erie.gov/dpw/division-highways
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