The Peru Gazette

By John T Ryan  As of August 28, 2026, traffic is moving the length of Lyons Road. The town closed the road in late July to replace a badly deteriorated culvert.  Contractor Ed Garrow and Sons Inc., the low bidder at $317,205, completed the job faster than expected.  Design, bid specification preparation, any financing, and […]

August 28, 2026 – The Town of Peru Highway Department has announced that at 5 pm the Lyons Road box culvert replacement project will be completed and the road will be re-opened at that time.

August 26 and August 27, 2026

August 27, 2026, Lyons Road, Per u, NY – Contractor Ed Garrow and Sons, Inc. plans to complete the Lyons Road culvert replacement project either tomorrow (Friday) or very early next week. Finishing touches were in progress today. Lyons Road has been closed to thru-traffic since July 21.

Peru, NY August 21, 2026 – A New York State Department of Transportation contractor has been working along Main Street (State Route 22) this week. The contractor is building an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)- compliant sidewalk from the Main Street bridge to the Main Street-Bear Swamp Road intersection. The five-foot-wide sidewalk will have ramps […]

This is HUGE change in New York State policy  Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

Town of Peru W/S is cancelling the road closure on Maiden Lane.  We will be rescheduling it at a later date.

Troopers Seized 214 Vehicles and Issued More Than 1,100 Tickets To Ensure Public Safety and Accountability 38 Individuals Owed Nearly $103,000 in Unpaid Tolls and Fees to Thruway Authority Thruway Authority Has Recovered More Than Two-Thirds of Monies Owed to Date From Thruway Suspended Drivers Albany, NY Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that New York […]

ROAD RESURFACING! Starting August 3rd, Road Resurfacing operations will begin on the following streets. Court Street – between Oak Street and Beekman Street Wells Street – between Brinkerhoff Street and Cornelia Street Couch Street – between Oak Street and North Catherine Street Helen Street – between Broad Street and Brinkerhoff Street Protection Alley – between […]

Due to plant issues this morning, we were unable to pave today. So The Town of Peru Highway Department will be paving Lapham Mills Road between Henry Sr Drive and Fuller Road on Friday,  July 24th,  from 7 am til aprox. 4 pm The road will be open to all traffic and will be controlled […]

The Town of Peru Highway Department will be paving Lapham Mills Road between Henry Sr Drive and Fuller Road on Thursday,  July 23rd,  from 7 am til aprox. 4 pm.  The road will be open to all traffic and will be controlled by flaggers due to being one lane.  

The Town of Peru Highway Department announces that Garrow & sons will be closing Lyons Road between Rock Road and South Junction Road on  Tuesday,  July 21st until aprox Monday, September 21st, 2026  for a large box culvert project. There will be NO threw traffic including emergency vehicles during the closure. When traveling on Rock […]

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Plattsburgh, N.Y., July 6, 2026 – The Town of Plattsburgh Highway Department will conduct road milling and paving operations on Smithfield Boulevard from Wednesday, July 8, 2026, through Tuesday, July 14, 2026. Overnight road milling operations will begin Wednesday, July 8, 2026 and continue through Thursday, July 9, 2026. Milling work will take place overnight from […]

LAKE PLACID, NY (July 6, 2026) – The 27th Ironman Lake Placid will take place on Sunday, July 19; its course defined along roads throughout Lake Placid, Keene, Jay, Upper Jay, Au Sable Forks and Wilmington. There will be a number of road closures throughout these communities. The public should expect road closures and associated […]

By John T Ryan Peru, NY, June 16, 2026 – Luck Brothers Inc. is making good progress replacing the Dry Mill Brook culvert on Telegraph Rd. They diverted the brook and this morning they ripped out the concrete headwall and 8-foot diameter, badly deteriorated barrel tubing.

By John T Ryan  Peru, NY, June 4, 2026 – The Peru Town Board met for a low-key, 31-minute meeting on Thursday, May 28. Several department heads were absent, along with Councilman Nick Weaver and town attorney Matt Favro. County Legislator Kevin Randall observed the meeting.  Primary news items:  Supervisor Craig Randall shared that construction […]

By John T Ryan Peru, NY, June 3, 2026 – Luck Brothers Inc. personnel began replacing the Telegraph Road Dry Mill Brook culvert today. The culvert’s deteriorating condition led the Peru Highway Department to close the road in April 2024, forcing many people to travel several additional miles. The culvert being replaced was installed after […]

The Town of Peru Highway Department will be paving River Road on Thursday, May 21st from 7am- 4:30 pm. We will be closing River Road from Donahue Road intersection to Calkins Road intersection. Emergency vehicles & School buses will be able to access the road.

$160K+ spent on salt reduction and monitoring equipment this past winter Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Peru, NY May 11, 2026 – Highway Superintendent MIchael Farrell wants people to know that roadside mowing will begin Tuesday, May 12. In the interest of operator safety and productivity, highway personnel will remove any sign erected in the road’s right-of-way, up to 15 feet from a road’s edge

This is the Town of Peru 2026 highway paving schedule established by the Highway Superintendent Michael Farrell and the Peru Town Board. Garrow Rd, Mud Pond Rd.  Donahue Rd. River Rd. from the Donahue intersection to Calkins Rd. Lapham Mills Rd. from just east of the intersection with Henri Sr. Drive and ending at I-87 […]

Treadwells Mills bridge over Saranac River to be rehabilitated, traffic flow will be maintained     Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Nearly half a million New Yorkers on the Essential Plan could lose their coverage this summer. Click here for the New York Focus Story  STATEMENT FROM GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL “Last July, New York House Republicans voted for Donald Trump’s Big Ugly Bill, ripping health care away from millions of working families. Today, New Yorkers will […]