Knollwood Road is about to get a facelift after years of vehicle and tire damage complaints from motorists.

"It's really a mess! It's really a mess! They need to do something, all the taxes that we pay they need to do something," said Elmsford resident Jeanette Young.

But after years of waiting, construction work - including a nearly $5 million repaving and repair project - is starting along approximately 3 miles of Knollwood Road between State Route 100B and Grasslands Road in Elmsford and the Town of Greenburgh.

Upon learning the news, Young was ecstatic.

"We need it, we need it bad, I mean, tearing up your car. You're just driving and I say, 'Oh boy, this is terrible.' My friends are with me and they say, 'What's wrong with this street? They need to do something!'" She added.

Drivers have complained for years about potholes, drainage and the lack of sidewalks along the state road.

Others complain about damage to the vehicles and tires.

For years, drivers have complained about potholes, drainage and the lack of sidewalks.

Many also complain of damage to their vehicles and tires.

"My wife's car, every other day has a flat tire. I live right down the road and go to work every day and yeah, the roads have been pretty bad over the years," said Matthew Pugni, of Elmsford.

Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner says some of the work along Knollwood Road has already begun and that a sidewalk will be created extending from Westchester Community College toward Route 119.

"Without question, Knollwood Road has been the worst road in the entire town, possibly in the entire region. The road is in such bad shape that it has to almost be rebuilt. They have to do some engineering, some drainage They have to do rebuilding, milling and then repaving," he said.

Feiner says the majority of the work will take place during nighttime hours, with single lane closures during the paving process.

The project is expected to be completed by the end of the year.