Highway superintendents from across New York are in Albany to meet with lawmakers. They're calling for more funding for road and bridge projects. Our Sabina Kuriakose has the details from outside the Capitol.

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ALBANY, N.Y. -- A sea of orange sent waves through the Capitol Wednesday, as highway superintendents gathered to lobby lawmakers for more funding.

"I know in our county there are already two bridges that are closed and are causing great inconvenience and potential safety hazards in case of emergency, and they are not scheduled for rebuild," said Canaan Highway Superintendent Bernhard Meyer. "Don't have the money."

Organizers said local road and bridge projects are grossly underfunded by more than $1 billion a year. The state's county and town highway superintendents' associations want Governor Andrew Cuomo's budget proposal to include a five-year, $420 million capital plan - close to $60 million more than they're getting now.

"I'm concerned about the very near future here, that these bridges are going to be in such disrepair at such a quantity that I don't know where that money's coming from," said Meyer.

"It affects everyone who has to commute from a suburban county or town to the main workplaces," said Clifton Park Highway Superintendent Rick Kukuk.

The superintendents said the state's gas tax fuels local projects, but over the years much of that money has been appropriated for things like school aid and health care. So as is often the case in this budget battle, interest groups are competing for pieces of the same pie.

We reached out to Governor Cuomo's office as well as several lawmakers, but they were unavailable for comment.