Middletown street milling to restrict parking on several roads Monday

Orange County drivers on several Middletown blocks faced a 5:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. no-parking window as the city’s Street Department worked Prospect Avenue, West Prospect Avenue, Benedict Street, Philip Street and Palmer as part of its annual milling program. Posted times could change.

Crews were scheduled to start on Prospect Avenue from Myrtle Avenue to Washington Street, then move to West Prospect Avenue from Washington Street to Benedict, Benedict Street from West Prospect to Phillips, Philip Street from Benedict to Genung, and Palmer from Genung to the dead end. Vehicles left in the work zone could slow or complicate the milling operation.

Milling strips away the worn top layer of pavement before fresh asphalt is applied, making it the first step in a larger paving cycle rather than a finished repair. Middletown’s separate 2026 Milling & Paving List, posted June 16, lists all roads on the list for milling before paving. That year’s schedule also included streets in multiple wards, among them DeWitt Street, Broad Street, Prospect Avenue, Industrial Drive, Watkins Avenue, Commonwealth Avenue, Jay Street, Sunset Street, Railroad Avenue, Sprague Avenue, Grant Street and Little Avenue.

Middletown Public Works maintains city streets through paving, snow plowing, salting and traffic light work, while also handling sanitation pickups and annual clean-up week. The department runs day-to-day operations at the water treatment plant and sewer treatment plant and oversees storm sewer, water mains, reservoirs, lakes and finished water storage tanks.

For more information, residents were directed to the DPW office at (845) 343-3169.