Monroe County's 2026 Capital Highway and Bridge Program: Five Bridge Replacements and Road Work Across 15+ Communities

Monroe County's 2026 Capital Highway and Bridge Program: Bridges, Pavement, and Signals Across 15+ Communities

While much of the attention in Monroe County's infrastructure story focuses on high-profile state DOT projects — like the ongoing I-590 bridge replacement in Brighton — a substantial, county-funded construction wave is moving simultaneously across the region. Monroe County's 2026 Capital Improvement Program, totaling approximately $109 million across all funding sources for the current year, is delivering five capital bridge replacements, multiple road reconstruction projects, and traffic signal upgrades in municipalities stretching from Hamlin on the lake to Webster on the east and Henrietta to the south.

Five Bridge Projects Underway Across the County

The headline deliverables of Monroe County's 2026 bridge program are five capital bridge replacement and rehabilitation projects, each running from spring through fall 2026. According to the Monroe County DOT's April 2026 project listing, the active bridge projects are:

Hamlin — Jacobs Road Bridge (BIN 3317670): Replacement/rehabilitation project managed by Project Manager Eric Tait. Hamlin, a town on the Lake Ontario shoreline in the county's northwest quadrant, is receiving coordinated infrastructure attention across three separate bridge projects this construction season.

Hamlin — Walker Road Bridge (BIN 3317660), between Walker–Lake Ontario Road and the Hamlin–Parma Townline Road: Replacement/rehabilitation managed by Project Manager David Kubiak. On March 25, 2026, the Monroe County Transportation Committee approved a contract with CP Ward Inc. for this bridge replacement.

Hamlin — Wiler Road Bridge (BIN 2257970), between Hamlin Center Road and Brick Schoolhouse Road: Replacement/rehabilitation, also managed by Kubiak. Three concurrent bridge projects in Hamlin in a single construction season reflects the aging infrastructure challenge facing the county's rural northwest.

Mendon — Taylor Road Bridge (BIN 3317720), between Chamberlain Road and West Bloomfield Road: Full bridge replacement, managed by Eric Tait. The Transportation Committee also approved a contract with Killer Construction Co. Inc. on March 25 for a related bridge project in Mendon (Mile Square Road/Ronda Creek).

Webster — Schlegel Road Culvert (SIN 18-003-182), between Salt Road and Basket Road: Culvert replacement, managed by Sam Giovino, running spring through summer 2026. Webster's infrastructure needs differ from the rural township bridges — this culvert replacement addresses drainage capacity in a more developed suburban corridor.

Capital Road Projects: Resurfacing and Reconstruction

Beyond bridges, the county's 2026 program includes several capital pavement projects across the region. Monroe County DOT lists the following capital road projects active in 2026:

Henrietta — Calkins Road (East Henrietta Road/NYS Route 15A to Pinnacle Road): Capital reconstruction running spring through fall 2026, managed by David Kubiak. The March 25 Transportation Committee meeting approved a contract with Sealand Contractors Corp. for Highway PM #12 covering Brighton and Henrietta resurfacing work.

Henrietta — Hylan Drive (Calkins Road to Jefferson Road): Mill and resurface with 2-inch overlay, plus drainage system work and a culvert replacement — managed by Eric Tait. This combines pavement rehabilitation with utility-adjacent drainage improvement.

Irondequoit — East Ridge Road (Marburger Street to Ridgewood Drive): Mill and resurface with 2-inch top using polymer and fiber technology, capital designation, managed by Sam Giovino, running spring through summer 2026.

Webster — Bay Road (NYS Route 104 westbound ramps to Lake Road): Mill and resurface with 2-inch polymer overlay, capital project, managed by David Kubiak, spring through fall 2026.

Brighton — Elmwood Avenue (Winton Road to Clover Street): Mill and resurface with 2-inch polymer overlay, capital project, managed by Eric Tait, spring through fall 2026.

Traffic Signal Upgrades: Five Intersections on Dewey Avenue in Greece

The 2026 program also includes a capital traffic signal replacement initiative on Dewey Avenue in Greece, covering five signalized intersections: Stone Road, Maiden Lane, Britton Road, English Road, and Denise Road — all scheduled for spring through fall 2026. These signal replacements represent an investment in both safety and operational efficiency on one of Greece's busiest north-south arterials.

Engineering and Oversight

Monroe County's Department of Transportation is led by Director Thomas J. Frys, P.E., and Deputy Director Thomas D. Polech, P.E. The Transportation Committee approved a contract with CNS Engineers Inc. on March 25 for design work on the county's 2028 bridge preventive maintenance program — planning work that extends the infrastructure investment timeline beyond this construction season.

The 2026 capital program is embedded within the county's broader six-year Capital Improvement Plan — a roughly $1 billion, 2026–2031 plan approved by the Monroe County Legislature in July 2025. The full 2026–2031 CIP document identifies a total of approximately $109 million in 2026 capital spending across county roads, bridges, and related infrastructure — drawing from county, state, federal, and enterprise funding streams.

The Broader Picture: Infrastructure Investment in Monroe County

Monroe County's 2026 bridge and highway program represents a systematic approach to an aging infrastructure challenge familiar across New York State. The concentration of three bridge replacements in Hamlin alone — a township of roughly 10,000 residents — reflects the disproportionate maintenance burden carried by rural roads and stream crossings that were built out in an earlier era and are now approaching or exceeding their design life. Meanwhile, capital resurfacing projects in Irondequoit, Brighton, and Webster address the suburban pavement degradation that is a product of decades of high-volume use and seasonal freeze-thaw cycles.

For the county's construction contracting community, 2026 represents a full-slate season across multiple trade categories: bridge and culvert contractors, highway paving crews, drainage and utility contractors, and traffic signal specialists will all find active work in Monroe County this calendar year.