TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – The South Troy Industrial Park roadway has been a project many Troy mayors and city councils have wanted to see for decades.

It’s a road extending River Street to Main Street near the Menands Bridge and Rensselaer County Jail and will run parallel to the railroad tracks.

Complaints from South Troy residents over the years have added to the desire to construct the road. In order for trucks to get to the industrial area near the Hudson River, they need to pass though small residential streets. Additionally, many cars speed through First and Second Streets in order to access the rest of the city.

At his State of the City address, Mayor Patrick Madden announced the city would make the longtime goal a reality.

The city is in the process of acquiring land in the area to make way for the new roadway. The deputy mayor says they hope to seek bids by the end of the summer and begin construction on the new road by the end of the year.