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February 23, 2012

LOHR McKINSTRY Press-Republican The Press Republican Thu Feb 23, 2012, 02:28 AM EST

WILLSBORO — Willsboro's supervisor is telling county and state leaders that Route 22 in his town is in horrible shape.

Supervisor Edward Hatch (D-Willsboro) said the state road over Willsboro Mountain is pocked with potholes and broken pavement.

State Department of Transportation officials told the Press-Republican the work is scheduled to begin this year, if the funds are available.

Hatch has been spending his own money to take out display ads in local newspapers urging residents to call or write DOT about the road's condition.

The construction was part of a 2009 DOT resurfacing plan, Hatch said, but wasn't completed.

He said everyone should encourage DOT to finish the Route 22 project from Willsboro to Chesterfield.

"This section of Route 22 is very vital to the residents of these towns. It is a bike path and part of the Lakes to Locks Passage. It is a patched-up mess."

The Lakes To Locks Passage Program has the road listed as a scenic highway.

"I wholeheartedly support (Hatch)," Board of Supervisors Chair Randy Douglas (D-Jay) said. "It is a mess. That's one of the No. 1 concerns of the county."

ON THE SCHEDULE

Route 22 over Willsboro Mountain was one of the roads damaged by Tropical Storm Irene in August 2011, and it was closed for several days while emergency repairs were made.

Supervisor George Canon (R-Newcomb) said the Newcomb-Minerva road, Route 28N, is also in poor condition.

Supervisor Margaret Bartley (D-Elizabethtown) said that when Gov. Andrew Cuomo was in Plattsburgh recently, he mentioned repaving the Willsboro road in his speech.

"The money is in the budget, but that doesn't mean it will stay there," Hatch said.

Reached Wednesday, DOT spokeswoman Carol Breen said the Route 22 construction project is on DOT's schedule.

"We plan to address Route 22 either this summer or next summer, depending on available funding. We will resurface nearly 6 miles of Route 22 from Willsboro to Route 9."

She said DOT has a timetable for doing the project in stages.

"The work will take approximately four weeks to complete. Additional sections will be resurfaced in future years."

Email Lohr McKinstry at: lmckinstry@pressrepublican.com