Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that all major pavement improvement work on a nearly five-mile stretch of the New England Thruway (I-95) in Westchester County has concluded, marking the substantial completion of an $86.7 million pavement improvement project. The work covered 30 lane miles between Pelham Manor (exit 15) and Mamaroneck (exit 18A), according to the Governor’s office.
The corridor carries approximately 120,000 vehicles daily, the announcement said. Hochul said the upgrades support “commuters, communities and commerce.”
According to the Governor’s office, project highlights included removing and replacing the most deteriorated portions of roadway between milepost 4.0 to 8.8 in both directions, repairing joints and curbs to extend the highway’s service life, and applying a two-course asphalt overlay to provide a smoother ride. The announcement said 11 bridges within the project limits were rehabilitated or repaved, 12 interchange ramps were repaved, and six other bridges were repaved. It also said more than 800 LED lights were installed in the tunnel that supports Metro-North Railroad’s Larchmont station to enhance public safety.
The Governor’s office said the contractor, DeFoe Corp. of Mount Vernon, N.Y., will continue to coordinate with Metro-North on track closures to complete work on an I-95 overpass over railroad tracks in New Rochelle.
Thruway Authority Executive Director Frank G. Hoare said the authority has spent close to $200 million since 2023 to upgrade Interstate 95 from the Bronx to Westchester’s Sound Shore communities over a 15-mile stretch, and that “this year alone, we are investing nearly a billion dollars for capital projects like this one across the entire 570-mile Thruway system.”
Counting a $135 million investment on the final one-mile stretch of I-95 from exit 22 to the Connecticut state line (milepost 14.1 to 15.0), the Governor’s office said the Thruway Authority has spent more than $350 million to upgrade I-95 since 2018. The announcement said the “Last Mile” project reconstructed six lanes, realigned ramps, replaced two bridges and rehabilitated four more, added new drainage and noise walls, and was completed in fall 2021.
A $61.8 million pavement improvement project on I-95 from milepost 0.0 to 4.0 in the Bronx and southern Westchester was completed in 2025, according to the announcement. A $39.7 million project that started earlier this year is upgrading the pavement on I-95 between Mamaroneck and Rye and is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2027, the Governor’s office said.
Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins said I-95 is a critical corridor in the county and that the improvements will provide a safer and more reliable roadway while supporting the local economy.
