NYS LTAP Center - Cornell Local Roads Program in the News

2026

• To clear ice and snow, there are rock salt alternatives that are safer for your pets and yard - Assoicated Press 

2025

• Highway Superintendents Assoc.: Concern With Road Damage From Heavier Electric School Buses - 2WGRZ on your side

2023

• The Path Forward for Low-Volume Roads - TR News
• Expensive, Treacherous, Beautiful: The Battle Over Dirt Roads - New York Times
• Leaders in Infrastructure - Cornell Program in Infrastructure Policy (CPIP)
• Carry that weight? Electric vehicles outweigh gas cars but aren’t main culprit of road wear - Politifact

2022

• Lewis County Department Chief Earns Roadmaster Honor - Watertown Daily Times
• Lewis County Highway Superintendent named top ‘Road Master’ - InformNY.com
• Western NY highway engineer explains the science behind potholes - Spectrum News 1
• Boesel, Palmyra Highway honored for commitment to education - Times of Wayne County
• Washington County DPW Culvert Cleaner wins National Award! - Washington County Fall Newsletter
• Red Hook Highway Superintendent Theresa Burke Receives Top Honor from Cornell Roads Program - Red Hook Daily Catch

2021

• One Stretch of Road at a Time - Ithaca Week (3/16/21)
• NSF challenges Cornell to tame winter, natural disasters - Cornell Chronicle (2/25/21)
• Nyack People & Places: Zen & the Art of Snow Plowing Upper Nyack - Nyack News and Views (1/21/21)
• Special town board meeting called to ‘direct and require’ highway chief to pick up loose leaves - Riverhead Local 11/9/21

2020

• Workshop Updates Snow, Ice control - Adirondack Daily Enterprise (12/14/20)
• Sanding Roads May Cost More Than Salting - Adirondack Daily Enterprise (11/2/20)
• Sand vs Salt - Difficult Decisions - Adirondack Daily Enterprise (10/27/20)
• Cornell Program Recognizes Penfield Highway Department - Daily Messenger (8/12/20)
• Fulton DPW Recognized In Cornell Local Roads Program’s 2020 Build A Better Mouse Trap - Oswego County Today (8/12/20)
• Beaver barrier: Niles highway department wins national honor for unique contraption - AuburnPub.com (8/12/20)
• Road work season is here; be extra careful - Adirondack Daily Enterprise (5/26/20)
• Auburn employee earns Road Master honor from Cornell - AuburnPub.com (2/8/20)
• Who's News: Feb. 8-9, 2020 - The Daily Star (2/7/20)
• Feds Eye Infrastructure Improvements at Reel Point - Shelter Island Reporter (2/6/20)
• Distracted Driving Can Be a Deadly Action - Observer-Review.com (1/21/20)
• After two years of winter cost overruns, Ithaca DPW hopeful of coming in under budget - The Ithaca Voice (1/16/20)

2019

• Winter Weather Wariness Key to Staying Safe in Storms - Newswise (12/3/19)
• How to Help Curb Water Problems on Your Property - Times Telegram (11/18/19)
• Prepping for Snow: How Technology Helps Plow Drivers - Spectrum News (11/7/19)
• Road report: Island fares well in new study- Shelter Island Reporter (9/25/19)
• Roads and rewards: Auburn engineer enjoys working behind the scenes- Auburnpub.com (9/20/19)
• Hatch Earns Road Master Level I - The Evening Tribune (9/18/19)
• Minivan upended: Who’s at fault? - The Altamont Enterprise Hilltowns (8/21/19)
• Sherburne highway crews focusing on road maintenance over full reconstruction - WBNG (7/31/19)
• Plucinik recognized for attending 30th Highway School - Finger Lakes Times (7/31/19)
• Street smarts: Cornell paves the way for safer roads in NYS - Cornell Chronicle (7/25/19)
• Leicester, Mount Morris highway superintendents recognized - Livingston County News (7/23/19)
• Brian Taber awarded Road Master Level I - Observer (7/21/19)
• Pratt Attends 15th Highway School - The Post Star (7/13/19)
• Dansville Highway Department Superintendent Ray Acomb recognized - The Evening Tribune (7/9/19)
• Finger Lakes Morning Radio Interview with David Orr - (6/20/19)
• On the road again: Wilton Highway Superintendent Woodcock announces re-election bid -The Saratogian (3/29/19)
• Regional Town-Gown Conference takes on transportation - Cornell Chronicle (3/28/19)
• Eco Talk: Tips and information on pothole season - Auburnpub.com (3/8/19)
• County Roads, Bridges Prioritized - The Evening Tribune (3/4/19)
• Brightwaters Village speed limit update may still be illegal, expert says - Newsday.com (1/8/19)

2018

• Cornell Local Roads team honored for excellence in outreach - Cornell CALS News Resources (11/6/18)
• Homeowners: ‘Beautiful’ blocks now ‘barren,' — Rockville Centre village roadway program fixes streets, but temporarily removes dozens of trees - LIHerald.com (10/18/18)
• A plan to get ahead of the potholes, cracks and craters in Hamburg roads - The Buffalo News (8/31/18)
• Lee Officials Hope Digital Sign Will Help Curb Speeding - Rome Sentinel (8/17/18)
• Seneca Town Highway Places Fourth In Contest - Finger Lakes Times (8/15/18)
• Cornell Local Roads Program joins regional research consortium - CALS In the News (8/8/18)
• Path to TL road dedication smoothed out - Adirondack Daily Enterprise (7/17/18)
• Wilton highway superintendent honored for service - Saratogian News (6/14/18)
• Roadwork, dredging dominate May 30 work session - Shelter Island Reporter (6/5/18)
• Most dangerous daily activity — drive/ride in a car - Adirondack Daily Enterprise (4/28/18)
• Beacon Highway Department Wins Award - The Highlands Current (5/11/18)
• Eco Talk: What to know about pothole season - Auburnpub.com (3/23/18)
• How to De-Ice Your Driveway Without Doing Any Damage - Consumer Reports (3/20/18)
• Road Safety Assessment - Could it help Main Street Malone - Adirondack Daily Enterprise (2/12/18)
• Cayuga County working to adopt roadside ditch guidelines for highway departments - Auburn Pub.com (1/12/18)

2017

• Paying for Highway Infrastructure is Problematic - Adirondack Daily Enterprise (9/4/17)
• Eco Talk: How roadside ditches work - Auburnpub.com (8/3/17)
• Comparison Sign Panel Kits Available - County Roads & City Streets (Spring 2017 edition)
• Tips To Safely Share The Road With Snowplows - Oswego County Today (3/15/2017)

2016

• Cornell touts road inventory program - The Sun (8/17/2016)
• Judge rules West Turin minimum maintenance road law invalid. Watertown Daily Times (4/1/2016)
• Hitting the roads — Town Board debates grants for infrastructure - Shelter Island Reporter (3/25/2016)

2015

• Program keeps New York roads safer, less expensive - Cornell Chronicle (12/24/2015)
• Collaboration celebrated at 2015 Town-Gown Awards - Cornell Chronicle
• Resource fair connects Cornell with local community - Cornell Chronicle (11/3/2015)
• Hitting the road with Henry: Intern mapping Shelter Island roads - Shelter Island Reporter (6/22/2015)
• Highway Superintendent warns of fixed structures in right of way - Orchard Park Bee (06/11/2015)
• Who's News: June 12, 2015 - The Daily Star (06/11/2015)
• Letter: Move forward with Ripperger - Lewisboro Ledger (May 2015)
• Community Impacts of Severe Winters (pdf) - New York minute - CARDI (March 2015)
• Senate looks to increase funding for road improvements - Orchard Park Bee (02/06/2015)

2014

• Kennedy, Panepinto: WNY roads are crumbling, more funding needed - Niagra Frontier Publications (2/18/2014)
• Town Board moves ahead on infrastructure projects - Shelter Island Reporter (2/11/2014)
• Caledon OPP say winter tires make a big difference - Caledon Enterprise (12/3/2014)
• Town sets borrowing plan for roads - Lewisboro Ledger (8/9/2014)
• Ripperger honored for highway school attendance - Lewisboro Ledger (6/18/2014)
• Brissings receives honor from NY “Highway School” - Rockland County Times (6/12/2014)
• Potsdam Road Work Scheduled One Click at a Time - Time Warner Cable News (6/11/2014)
• Town borrows $379K for road, basketball court repairs - Lewisboro Ledger (6/5/2014)
• Officials pave way for road repairs - Lewisboro Ledger (4/3/2014)
• Better asphalt no shortcut to pothole-free roads - Newsday (3/9/2014)

2013

• Outpouring kept road school on course - The Altamont Enterprise (10/17/2013)
• Town mulls road repair funding options - Lewisboro Ledger (10/12/2013)
• Cornell study: Binghamton should rethink road maintenance plan - Pressconnects.com (8/19/2013)
• Intern proposes five-year plan for road repairs - Lewisboro Ledger (8/15/2013)
• Town gets bump in road funds - Lewisboro Ledger (4/13/2013)

2012

• Broome legislature expected to vote today on road use law - Ithaca Journal (11/14/2012)
• Tourism Partner Awards Recognize Three Local Events - Tompkins County Tourism Board (11/2/2012)
• It’s Car-Deer Collision Season: Slow Down to Reduce the Damage - Newswise (10/2/202)
• Fracking will bring heavy truck traffic, but towns are ready - Innovation Trail (9/4/2012)
• Driverless cars and how they would change motoring - BBC (5/10/2012)
• Taxpayers Pay as Fracking Trucks Overwhelm Rural Cow Paths - Bloomberg Businessweek (5/15/2012)