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County engineers outline busy season of bridge, road and transfer‑station projects; glass‑crusher and truck purchases discussed
Summary
Greene County project leads outlined multiple mobilizations this season — bridge and Route 2 projects, slope stabilization, transfer‑station reconstruction and fleet replacements — and presented cost estimates for a glass crusher and single‑axle trucks.
At 6:27 p.m., the county’s chief project presenter updated the Greene County Legislature on an intensive public‑works schedule for the coming months: mobilization was expected soon on the County Route 61 bridge in Kasaki and on a Route 2 replacement project in Pratzville; slope‑stabilization work and a Catskill main‑street improvement project were planned; and the Ken Room 3 prefabricated structure was delayed until 2027 because of fabrication lead times.
Work at the Catskill/Window transfer station was reported as near completion on the maintenance building and the final design for the Window transfer‑station reconstruction was being finalized. The legislature authorized additional engineering services for transfer‑station demolition and investigation during the meeting.
Solid‑waste and recycling topics included a successful shred event (81 cars, about 7,000 pounds collected), ongoing composting operations and a staff estimate for a glass‑crusher procurement: $152,000 for the crusher and an additional roughly $214,000 for slab and cover work, totaling about $360,000. Staff noted the secondary market for crushed glass is limited and that reuse as clean fill or for highway work has lower ROI than other recycling streams.
Fleet and paving updates: staff discussed purchasing three single‑axle, four‑wheel‑drive cab‑and‑chassis units with snow‑and‑ice control equipment and reported supply‑chain timelines for chassis and upfitting measured in months; paving targets for the season were in the range of roughly 22–26 miles of paving plus additional surface treatments.
Legislators discussed traffic and heavy‑truck detours affecting Old King’s Road and options for coordination with the throughway authority and neighboring jurisdictions to manage truck routing during bridge closures. The county asked staff to pursue signage, temporary routing plans and intergovernmental conversations to limit heavy trucks on local roads.
