NYSDOT wants to replace the Route 4 bridge between Greenwich and Northumberland.

The New York State Department of Transportation will host a public open house on Wednesday evening, April 23, to discuss plans to replace the U.S. Route 4 bridge over the Hudson River, connecting the towns of Northumberland, Saratoga County and Greenwich, Washington County, with a new structure at the same location designed to enhance safety and mobility for motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists. 

The open house is scheduled from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.at the Champlain Canal Gateway Region Visitor Center, 30 Ferry Street, Schuylerville, NY . Attendees will have an opportunity to speak with NYSDOT Engineers and view plans, which include removing and replacing the bridge, and reconfiguring the intersection of Routes 4 and 32.

The bridge will be replaced with a new structure built to modern design standards with an expected lifespan of at least 75 years. Safety enhancements on the bridge include widening travel lanes from nine feet to 11 feet to facilitate the safe flow of traffic and adding five-foot shoulders in each direction to provide safer crossings to pedestrians and bicyclists. The project will also expand emergency access and enhance safety at the intersection by improving sight distance and adding turn lanes on Route 32.

The new structure will be built parallel to the existing bridge, which will remain open to traffic during construction other than a brief period of transition to the new bridge, which will require a detour utilizing State Routes 32, 197 and 4. The project is expected to begin in 2028 and be completed in 2030.

For further information, to submit written comments or request a sign language interpreter, please contact NYSDOT Project Manager, Scott Older, P.E., 50 Wolf Road, Albany, NY 12232, or email scott.older@dot.ny.gov. Comments are requested by May 7, 2025.