New York State DOT plans to fill in 175,000 potholes in April

The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) will wage war against potholes on state roadways in April.

On April 6, 2026, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced an “unprecedented state effort” to undo roadway damage caused by a harsh winter.

Hochul said that 215 NYSDOT crews will spend the month of April using more than 8,000 tons of asphalt to fill an anticipated 175,000 potholes statewide.

Hochul’s office said that “historic” winter weather contributed to the freeze-thaw cycle and the creation of a large number of potholes throughout New York.

“I know where each and every pothole is hiding on the state highway system, and I have bad news for these public nuisances: Your days are numbered,”  Hochul said. “We’ve had an unforgiving winter this year in New York, and the frigid cold and heavy snowfall can take a toll on our roads. That’s why we are stepping up with an unprecedented state effort to repave hundreds of miles of roadway and fill hundreds of thousands of potholes in the next few weeks alone. Our outstanding DOT and Thruway crews will not rest until every pothole in this state has been repaired.”

See below for priority areas for pot hole filling in the first week of NYSDOT’s push.

Capital Region:

• Central Ave/State Route 5 in Albany and Schenectady Counties
• “The Box” (787, 90, Northway, 7 area)
• State Route 443/Delaware Avenue

Central New York:

• State Route 298 in Lyncourt and Town of Salina
• US11 in town of Cicero and village of North Syracuse

Finger Lakes:

• State Route 19 from NY 31 to NY 104 in the Town of Sweden and the Village of Brockport
• State Route 18 from NY 237 to NY 259 in the towns of Hamlin and Parma

Southern Tier:

• I-86 in East Corning
• I-390 in Kanona

Western New York:

• State Route 990 and Millersport Road in the Town of Amherst
• Walden Avenue in the Town of Lancaster
• State Route 39 in the Town of Yorkshire
• US 219 in the Town of Ellicottville
• I-86 in the Towns of Sherman and North Harmony
• I-86 in the Towns of Ellicott and Poland
• US 20 in the Town of Westfield
• State Route 394 Village of Lakewood

North Country:

• State Route 11 in the Village of Malone
• State Route 11 from Gouverneur to the Jefferson County Line
• State Route 3 in the City of Watertown

Hudson Valley:

• Sprain Brook Parkway at I-287 Interchange in Westchester County
• Saw Mill River Parkway at various locations in Westchester County

Long Island:

• State Route 25 between State Route 347 and County Road 83 in Suffolk County