i-81

Fort Drum connector road to I-81 opens

Joanna Richards — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 07:58:00 +0000

The highway project that creates a direct connection between Interstate 81 and Fort Drum's main gate opened Thursday.

A City Faces Its 'Berlin Wall': An Interstate Highway

Zack Seward, WXXI — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 20:15:44 +0000

Interstate 81 runs through the heart of Syracuse, N.Y., where a 1.4-mile-long elevated stretch of the highway is known locally as "the viaduct." Like many road projects built in the middle of the last century, I-81 is bumping up against the end of its life span. While officials say it's still safe to drive on, the highway is crumbling in parts.

Now, the region is starting to think about what Syracuse might look like without the viaduct, which both speeds traffic through the city and divides the community along economic and racial lines.

Sticky notes and surveys pave the way for I-81's future in Syracuse

Ryan Delaney — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:25:00 +0000

The dozens of sticky notes mean the jury is still out.

The tabs of paper were posted next to five options Wednesday afternoon. Each represents a different future for the stretch of Interstate 81 that runs through downtown Syracuse.

Transportation planners from the I-81 Challenge began a second round of community meetings Wednesday. The public input they gather will help decide the aging highway's fate.

Officials inch closer to decision day with I-81 public hearing

Ryan Delaney — Tue, 08 May 2012 20:57:56 +0000

The magic number for the future of Interstate 81 in downtown Syracuse is five:

Five different options, with a final decision five years away.

Tomorrow afternoon transportation planners from the I-81 Challenge will present a broad set of options for what to do about the aging, elevated portion of I-81 known locally as "the viaduct."

After that, planning officials begin the process of collecting the public's opinion.