Sullivan County public works reports bridge and paving plans, airport fuel logistics and solid-waste operations; residents press care center HVAC concerns

Sullivan County public works staff told the Public Works Committee on Tuesday they are finishing this year's contracts and are planning several major projects for next year, including bridge replacements, contract paving, and airport infrastructure work.

Engineering staff said design is under way for a Beaverbrook Road bridge replacement in the town of Highland (County Bridge 77) and for a state-funded Bridge New York project to replace Bridge 82 in Forestburgh. The county plans a mix of spot repairs, overlays and preventative treatments: about 75 miles of contract striping, roughly 36 miles of chip sealing, 24 miles of crack sealing and approximately 354 miles of contract paving (as stated during the meeting).

Public works staff also said they intend to install roughly 20,000 feet of guide rail next year and continue a two-step approach of spot repairs followed by full overlays to let repairs…