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Town of Putnam Valley Projects Update August 2026

Town of Putnam Valley Projects Overseen by J. Robert Folchetti & Associates (JRFA)

 August 31, 2026

 

FEMA Projects

  • Wiccopee Road Culvert – Construction complete 
  • Bell Hollow Road Culvert – Construction complete 
  • Town Hall Parking Lot Retaining Wall – Construction complete
  • Town Park Beaches at Lake Peekskill and Oscawana Lake – Construction Complete
  • Brook Falls Road Culvert – Construction ongoing, to run through September 2026 – Bridge installed. Paving and site restoration completed. Bridge open to the public. Project work to be completed fence and guiderail installation estimated to be complete by mid-September.
  • New Hill Road Culvert – 100% Design Complete -Received NYSOGS “no permit required” document and NYSDEC Permit. Temporary bridge installation during construction is part of the design. Project is out to bid with bids due on September 23, 2026.

Capital Projects

  • Horton Hollow Road Bridge – 40% Design Complete working on engineering report, property acquisition documents and NYSDEC and ACOE approvals. 
  • Cimarron Road Culvert – Construction complete
  • Oregon Corners Substation Demolition – Demolition Complete, working with state and federal agencies to construct new sewer pump station and parking lot on site.
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Highways Update September 2026

Good evening, ladies and Gentlemen

I’d like to take a moment to thank the men and women of the Highway dept. for their continued hard work and dedication.

Just wanted to remind those that haven’t done so yet sign up for the emergency alerts it is the best way to stay on top of road closures and other emergencies. 

Our Basins repair crew has repairing basins they will be out daily as we have several in need of repair. They repaired 113 YTD

Vac-ALL crew has been out cleaning basins in Lake Peekskill they have cleaned roughly 835 basins so far. 

We replaced 150 feet 24 ft of metal drainage pipe with plastic pipe on Shamrock Dr which was an outlet pipe that was causing drainage and many other issues for a home.

We installed a rock wall along a drainage ditch on shoulder of Canopus Hollow Rd to not only stop erosion but to hold stabilize the road 

We repaired a major drainage issue and storm issue on Tinker hill and Peekskill hollow.

Hopefully in the next few weeks will be able to start getting some of the heavy debris spots in some of the water ways cleaned out.

Unfortunately, we had to close Sunken Mine Road going through the state park at this time I can’t see spending days fixing the road and taking away from other more important work.

Our tree crew has been out recently taking down a few dead and hazardous trees

 The phones at highway are monitored 24 / 7 and I ask residents with issues to call us and not post on Facebook as we don’t troll for complaints. 

I can always be reached in my Office 845-526-3333 on my cell 845-745 -0795 and SKEELER@PUTNAMVALLEY.GOV

99 Days till Christmas

 

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Highways Update August 2026

Good evening, ladies and Gentlemen
I’d like to take a moment to thank the men and women of the Highway dept. for their continued hard work and dedication.
Just wanted to remind those that haven’t done so yet sign up for the emergency alerts it is the best way to stay on top of road closures and other emergencies.
Cimarron Rd Bridge is open there is still some cosmetic work needed which we will be doing over the next several weeks.

Milling and Blacktopping are complete for the year center line restriping begins tonight and will continue for a few nights this week and a few next week
Our Basins repair crew has repairing basins they will be out daily as we have several in need of repair. They repaired 98 YTD
Vac-ALL crew has been out cleaning basins in Lake Peekskill they have cleaned roughly 635 basins so far.

We replaced 140 feet 18 ft of plastic drainage pipe on Bonnie wood dr which was an outlet pipe that roots had amazingly grew through and caused a major blockage which was discovered when we had the heavy rains a few weeks ago will get back to that in a minute want to extend my thanks to the Carmel highway dept for coming over and assisting us with trying to free the blockage as well as helping clean out some drainage pipes on Sprout brook rd.

Back to the heavy rain storms as much as we understand that houses, basements and garages being flooded are not fun it is not the fault of the highway dept it is extremely frustrating to us as well we do our best to keep the runoff water in basins and drainage underground unfortunately when we get heavy rain some time things get blocked and we do our best to get it corrected asap.
One good thing that did come out of those storms is I was able to get a meeting with the DEC ( The State of Emergency did help) and we toured the town at differ flooding locations caused by blockages in the waterways and was told as the Highway Superintendent I have the authority to go in and remove these blockages no permits needed which is great news now I just need about 100 extra hours a week , so if you live near a water way and see a blockage of any sort please notify us so we can take a look and see how we can remedy the problem, lastly if we need to enter any properties we will be contacting landowners as we must get permission first.

The phones at highway are monitored 24 / 7 and I ask residents with issues to call us and not post on Facebook as we don’t troll for complaints.
I can always be reached in my Office 845-526-3333 on my cell 845-745 -0795 and SKEELER@PUTNAMVALLEY.GOV
127 Days till Christmas

 

 

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Highways Update July 2026

Good evening, ladies and Gentlemen

I’d like to take a moment to thank the men and women of the Highway dept. for their continued hard work and dedication.

Just wanted to remind those that haven’t done so yet sign up for the emergency alerts it is the best way to stay on top of road closures and other emergencies. 

I spoke to the contractor this morning Cimarron Rd Bridge project is moving along and on schedule. I ask residents to drive slow on Horton Hollow.

Milling and Blacktopping have started unfortunately due to the rise in prices I had to make the tough decision to not blacktop a few roads originally on our list, I am hoping prices are down next or maybe we can get more from NYS Chips.

Our Basins repair crew has repairing basins they will be out daily as we have several in need of repair. They repaired 78 YTD

Vac-ALL crew has been out cleaning basins in Lake Peekskill they have cleaned roughly 475 basins so far. This is taking a little longer then normally as we are finally transitioning into electronic reporting I’d like to thank Alison and the town board for finally getting this moving to where it should have been many years ago. Just I side note this was first discovered at a Biweekly meeting with consultants and mangers of several of the divisions of the town much Alison started having a few months ago so Thank you.

The phones at highway are monitored 24 / 7 and I ask residents with issues to call us and not post on Facebook as we don’t troll for complaints. 

I can always be reached in my Office 845-526-3333 on my cell 845-745 -0795 and SKEELER@PUTNAMVALLEY.GOV

162 Days till Christmas

 

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Town of Putnam Valley Projects Update June 2026

Town of Putnam Valley Projects Overseen by J. Robert Folchetti & Associates (JRFA)  June 30, 2026

FEMA Projects

  • Wiccopee Road Culvert – Construction complete 
  • Bell Hollow Road Culvert – Construction complete 
  • Town Hall Parking Lot Retaining Wall – Construction complete
  • Town Park Beaches at Lake Peekskill and Oscawana Lake – Construction Complete
  • Brook Falls Road Culvert – Construction ongoing, to run through July 2026 – Bridge installed. Paving and site restoration completed. Project work to be completed fence and guiderail installation.
  • New Hill Road Culvert – 98% Design Complete working on NYSDEC and ACOE approvals, received New York State Office of General Services “no permit required” document. Temporary bridge installation during construction included in the design documents.

Capital Projects

  • Horton Hollow Road Bridge – 33% Design Complete working on engineering report, property acquisition documents and NYSDEC and ACOE approvals. 
  • Cimarron Road Culvert – Cimarron Road closed on May 18, 2026. Bridge installed and currently being backfilled. Work to be completed include paving, stormwater piping, site restoration and guiderail installation. 
  • Oregon Corners Substation Demolition – Demolition Complete, working with state and federal agencies to construct new sewer pump station and parking lot on site.

 

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June 2026 Highway Update!

Good evening, ladies and Gentlemen

I’d like to take a moment to thank the men and women of the Highway dept. for their continued hard work and dedication.

Just wanted to remind those that haven’t done so yet sign up for the emergency alerts it is the best way to stay on top of road closures and other emergencies. 

I spoke to the contractor this morning Cimarron Rd Bridge project is moving along and on schedule. I ask residents to drive slow on Horton Hollow.

Unregistered vehicles are not permitted to be parked on town roads. If they are, they will be tagged by the building dept and will be towed within 10 days.

We replaced 35 ft of 12-inch pipe on Sawmill Rd as well as did some hammering of ledge rock and slight widening of a few sections of the road

Our tree crew took down several dead trees along roads.

Our Blacktop crew has been out patching roads where needed 

Our Basins repair crew has repairing basins they will be out daily as we have several in need of repair. They repaired 56 YTD

Vac-ALL crew has been out cleaning basins in Lake Peekskill they have cleaned roughly 345 basins so far.

The phones at highway are monitored 24 / 7 and I ask residents with issues to call us and not post on Facebook as we don’t troll for complaints. Several people have been going back and forth about highway related issues on social media instead of calling me my phone is on 24 / 7 I will not answer people’s questions on social media. 

I can always be reached in my Office 845-526-3333 on my cell 845-745 -0795 and SKEELER@PUTNAMVALLEY.GOV

190 Days till Christmas

 

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Town of Putnam Valley Projects Update May 29th 2026

Town of Putnam Valley Projects Overseen by J. Robert Folchetti & Associates (JRFA)

FEMA Projects

  • Wiccopee Road Culvert – Construction complete 
  • Bell Hollow Road Culvert – Construction complete 
  • Town Hall Parking Lot Retaining Wall – Construction complete
  • Town Park Beaches at Lake Peekskill and Oscawana Lake – Construction Complete
  • Brook Falls Road Culvert – Construction ongoing, to run through July 2026 – Temporary bridge removed. Culvert footings, arched concrete culvert sections, wingwalls and headwalls are installed. Project work to be completed includes paving, site restoration and guiderail installation.
  • New Hill Road Culvert – 95% Design Complete working on NYSDEC and ACOE approvals, received New York State Office of General Services “no permit required” document. Temporary bridge installation during construction included in the design documents.

Capital Projects

  • Horton Hollow Road Bridge – 30% Design Complete working on engineering report, property acquisition documents, subsurface soil borings, tree removal and NYSDEC and ACOE approvals. 
  • Cimarron Road Culvert – Cimarron Road closed on May 18, 2026, to start construction. Bridge will be closed until construction is complete. Construction estimated to take 12-14 weeks.
  • Oregon Corners Substation Demolition – Demolition Complete, working with state and federal agencies to construct new sewer pump station and parking lot on site.
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May 2026 Highway Report

Good evening, ladies and Gentlemen

I’d like to take a moment to thank the men and women of the Highway dept. for their continued hard work and dedication.

Cimarron rd is closed at the bridge, barring any issues we are trying to keep this closure as short as possible, 8 to 10 weeks at most I will do my best to keep everyone updated as the project moves along. I ask residents to drive slow on Horton Hollow.

Unregistered vehicles are not permitted to be parked on town roads. If they are they will be  tagged by the building dept and  will be towed within 10 days

Our tree crew took down several dead trees along roads.

Our Blacktop crew has been out patching roads where needed 

We continue to repair dirt roads 

We have been hammering and splitting ledge rock on Sprout brook Road widening the shoulders in several area as well as creating a gutter to allow rain water to flow towards basins

We did drainage repairs on North shore Rd where we replaced 40 ft of 18 in pipe and Lovers Lane where we replaced 40 ft of 18 inch , 120 ft of 15 inch 40 feet of 12 inch 

Our Basins repair crew has repairing basins they will be out daily as we have several in need of repair. They repaired 25 YTD

Vac-ALL crew has started cleaning basins in Lake Peekskill they have cleaned roughly 100 basins so far.

The phones at highway are monitored 24 / 7 and I ask residents with issues to call us and not post on Facebook as we don’t troll for complaints. Several people have been going back and forth about highway related issues on social media instead of calling me my phone is on 24 / 7 I will not answer people’s questions on social media. 

I can always be reached in my Office 845-526-3333 on my cell 845-745 -0795 and SKEELER@PUTNAMVALLEY.GOV

211 Days till Christmas

 

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Bridges & Colverts Projects around Putnam Valley Updates

Town of Putnam Valley Projects Overseen by J. Robert Folchetti & Associates (JRFA)

 May 6, 2026

FEMA Projects

  • Wiccopee Road Culvert – Construction complete 
  • Bell Hollow Road Culvert – Construction complete 
  • Town Hall Parking Lot Retaining Wall – Construction complete
  • Town Park Beaches at Lake Peekskill and Oscawana Lake – Construction Complete
  • Brook Falls Road Culvert – Construction ongoing, to run through June 2026 – Temporary bridge in use. Culvert footings, arched concrete culvert sections, wingwalls and headwalls are installed. Project work to be completed includes paving, site restoration and guiderail installation.
  • New Hill Road Culvert – 95% Design Complete working on NYSDEC and ACOE approvals, received New York State Office of General Services “no permit required” document. Temporary bridge installation during construction included in the design documents.

Capital Projects

  • Horton Hollow Road Bridge – 30% Design Complete working on engineering report, property acquisition documents, subsurface soil borings, tree removal and NYSDEC and ACOE approvals. 
  • Cimarron Road Culvert – Bids received on January 12, 2026. Bid review and recommendation complete and  bid award complete. Contract to be signed by May 8, 2026. Construction to begin week of May 11, 2026. Bridge will be closed, detour to be installed by contractor.
  • Oregon Corners Substation Demolition – Demolition Complete, working with state and federal agencies to construct new sewer pump station and parking lot on site.
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Highways Update: Beginning 8:00 AM on Monday, May 18th 2026, Cimmaron Road will be closed to all traffic for bridge replacement. 

Beginning 8:00 AM on Monday, May 18th 2026, Cimmaron Road will be closed to all traffic for bridge replacement.  The detour route through Horton Hollow Road will be posted.  This closure is expected to be 8 to 10 weeks. Your patience is appreciated as we complete this necessary work.

If you have questions regarding the project, the Highway Superintendent, Shawn Keeler, can be reached in the Office at 845-526-3333 or on his cell at 845-745 -0795. Email: SKEELER@PUTNAMVALLEY.GOV

In addition The Hudson Highlands Land Trust will have contractors on-site at 75 Cimarron Road throughout May and early June, working at both the upper and lower portions of the property to (1) demolish the collapsing barn, which is visible from Cimarron Rd, and (2) remove materials and debris left behind by past land owners.

The Hudson Highlands Land Trust purchased the property in 2025 and is dedicated to being good stewards of the land; this work is the critical next step in conserving this cherished landscape. A priority for the remediation of this property is the removal of the deteriorating barn along with other structures and debris that currently pose safety hazards. This is also a reminder that the property remains closed to the public at this time while HHLT works to improve the land and determines the best approach to protecting its natural resources.

If you have any questions, please contact HHLT’s Preserve Manager, Cory Tiger at cory.tiger@hhlt.org or (845) 424-3358 x2.