Webster details $9.3M FAST NY-funded transportation project, targets 2027 construction start

The Webster Town Board reviewed Part 2 of the Full Environmental Assessment Form (EAF) for the Webster Transportation Infrastructure Project, a multi-component road and trail program funded in part by a roughly $9.3 million FAST NY grant.

Town Engineer Keith Mortimer described the project components — Chyota Drive extension, Bolter Industrial Parkway extension, a multimodal trail along Phillips Road and several streets to be dedicated to the village — and outlined the schedule. "it was a project that was born out of a a grant that we received of about $9.3 million through Fast New York," Mortimer said. He told the board detailed design is near the middle-to-late stage, RFPs are expected in December and the team is targeting an early-2027 construction start.

Mortimer said the project team pre-filled the EAF based on town and village inputs and identified six of 20 sections as potentially relevant to impacts, including land use, geology, surface water (culvert work), ecological resources, transportation and project phasing. He summarized that most categories were judged to be no or small impact but highlighted the need for careful design and permitting on the culvert and areas with shallow groundwater or near-surface bedrock.

The board directed staff to continue coordination with grant administrators on allowable expenditures and with consultants to finalize the EAF responses and prepare a board resolution to declare the town lead agency under SEQR. Staff said RFP timing and project phasing decisions will be shaped by grant category constraints and by efforts to secure consistent contracting and pricing.