State Police and Officials Work Together to Get Road Construction done on Route 73

NORTH ELBA, N.Y. --- The New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced that a 2.5-mile long stretch of Route 73, between Stagecoach Rock and the beginning of the three-lane section west of Keene, known as the “Cascades,” is scheduled to be re-surfaced beginning in late-June or early-July. The project was scheduled after local officials had become concerned about deteriorating road condition for both motorists and for the athletes training and competing in the July 26 Ironman race.

“This was a tremendous effort at all levels of state government, from our local officials to our representatives in Albany,” said James McKenna, president/CEO of the Lake Placid/Essex County Visitors Bureau. “A great deal of credit goes to Major Richard Smith, the commander of the Troop “B” State Police headquarters in Ray Brook, for bringing this to the attention of the state, county and local officials as a public safety issue for the athletes and motoring public that share most of the roadways used during the Ironman. This road also serves as a ‘first impression’ of what visitors have when they visit the region.”

The resurfacing work will be done in time for the 11th-annual race, which traditionally brings in 2,200 athletes and their friends and families to the region. The world will be done using one-way, alternating traffic operations controlled by flag people. Motorists are advised to proceed through the area with caution.