George Woodson

East Main Street is now closed between Roanoke and Ostrander avenue

Two highway department workers were injured attempting to pull stranded cars from the snow – one man cracked his ribs, and the other man injured his back.

With at least three days advance notice, residents should get ready for storm in advance and stay off the roads when the Nor'easter arrives this weekend, Riverhead Highway Superintendent George Woodson says.

After Riverhead nearly ran out of salt for its roads last winter, the highway department is taking extra precautions this year to keep the salt barns supplied through the winter months.

Sound Avenue between Phillips and Church lanes will be closed to traffic in both directions today until about 3 p.m. for paving work.

Which “private” roads in the Town of Riverhead will be plowed and maintained by the highway department was again the topic of discussion at...

Riverhead Highway Department crews will be paving local roads in Calverton and Riverhead today. Slated for paving work, beginning this morning and continuing for most...

A warming trend in the days ahead will gradually melt the snowpack, but freezing nighttime temperatures will make for icy roadways, worrying some officials about already-scant salt supplies.

State environmental regulators issue Riverhead Town a warning letter on materials stockpiled at EPCAL, which the state says came from an unauthorized facility and must be removed from the site. Tests indicate the materials can be used for industrial purposes, such as roadbed, relieving the town of potentially expensive disposal costs.

Riverhead Highway Superintendent George Woodson has been elected president of the Suffolk County Highway Superintendents Association, an advocacy group for town and village highway departments.