POUGHKEEPSIE – The Garden Street bridge that spans the Fallkill Creek has reopened after being closed for a year for repairs. The bridge replacement was announced in 2024, and the project received $894,000 in state funding. Prior to the state funding, the city received $3.6 million from the federal government toward the $4.6 million project.
The bridge replacement includes a safer bridge and abutments, improves the turning radius of the Garden Street/Brookside Avenue intersection, and repairs crosswalks. The project has been touted as a long-term investment that will improve safety for vehicles, bicyclists, and pedestrians alike for the next 50 years.
Final pavement markings, including two crosswalks, a stop bar, and two bicycle sharrows, which indicate that the traffic lane is shared by both bicycles and motor vehicles, will be installed the week of July 6 with minimal short-term traffic impact.
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