What Happened
The Town of Brookhaven’s Highway Department has finished construction on the Aunt Amy Creek Stormwater Project in Stony Brook, completing a significant infrastructure rehabilitation that addressed decades-old failing drainage infrastructure, according to a report by LongIsland.com published July 16, 2026.
Brookhaven Highway Superintendent Daniel P. Losquadro announced the project’s completion, explaining that the work centered on repairing outfall pipes originally installed approximately 40 years ago on Woodfield Road. Those aging pipes had become dislodged over time, triggering severe erosion and undermining the structural integrity of the entire discharge system. The Woodfield Road outfall was no small local drain — it collected and channeled roadway runoff from as far as 2.5 miles away before discharging into Aunt Amy’s Creek.
The scope of the redesign went well beyond simple pipe replacement. According to LongIsland.com, engineers incorporated advanced water quality treatment and surge mitigation into the new system, treating stormwater and reducing the velocity of runoff before it reaches the creek. The design elements include the creation of a meandering rock channel fitted with dams, installation of a dedicated water quality unit, and the establishment of 21,000 square feet of new native plantings along the outfall area.
Those native plantings and the rock channel’s design work together to prevent erosion of the creek slope — the same kind of erosion the failed pipes had already set in motion — while also improving overall conditions in Aunt Amy’s Creek. That creek is a tributary to West Meadow Creek, meaning the downstream benefits of cleaner, slower-moving stormwater discharge extend beyond the immediate project site.
The total cost of the project came to $793,000, paid for through capital funding. Superintendent Losquadro framed the project in the context of a broader Town of Brookhaven initiative. “This was a major infrastructure rehabilitation project in Stony Brook,” he said, per LongIsland.com. “It is yet another example of our commitment to repair aged, failing stormwater drainage systems across the Town of Brookhaven.”
Location & Road Context
The project is centered on Woodfield Road in Stony Brook, a hamlet within the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County. The outfall system at Woodfield Road serves a wide drainage catchment — pulling runoff from a corridor stretching 2.5 miles — before directing flow into Aunt Amy’s Creek and onward to West Meadow Creek. Stony Brook’s creek and wetland systems are ecologically sensitive, and degraded outfall infrastructure poses risks not just to road stability but to the broader watershed that feeds into Long Island Sound. For road and construction updates in the Stony Brook area, Long Island Traffic continues to monitor Brookhaven Highway Department activity.
Broader Impact
The completion of the Aunt Amy Creek project is part of what Superintendent Losquadro characterized as an ongoing town-wide effort to address aging stormwater infrastructure across Brookhaven — one of Long Island’s largest townships. The 40-year lifespan of the original Woodfield Road pipes underscores the generational nature of the drainage maintenance challenge facing municipalities across Suffolk County, where much of the post-war suburban infrastructure is now reaching or exceeding its designed service life. The new system’s emphasis on native plantings and velocity-reducing rock channel design reflects a shift toward green infrastructure principles that prioritize water quality treatment alongside traditional flood control.