Interstate 81

There’s another chance this week to weigh in on the Interstate 81 project in Syracuse. A series of open neighborhood design studios will focus on state land that is leftover after the 81 viaduct is torn down.

Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh has appointed Common Councilor Joe Driscoll as the Interstate 81 City Project Director.

State officials have announced a major milestone in the $2.25 billion Interstate 81 viaduct project. The state and federal governments have signed a formal Record of Decision that will allow construction to begin this fall.

The Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Interstate 81 project in downtown Syracuse includes information on every conceivable aspect of a plan to tear down the elevated portion of the highway and replace it with a community grid.

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said Monday that federal approval of a final draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the Interstate 81 project is imminent.

The New York State Department of Transportation is getting closer to final federal and state approval for the I-81 project in Syracuse. But some changes are coming to the project, following an extended public comment period last summer and fall.

Thursday is the final day to leave a comment on the Interstate 81 viaduct project. Residents have had 60 days to attend a number of meetings, and leave comments on the nearly $2 billion project to remove the elevated portion of the highway in downtown Syracuse.

Time is running out for anyone who wants to make an official comment to the New York State Department of Transportation on the Interstate 81 viaduct project draft environmental impact statement.

Supporters of having a bridge replace the Interstate 81 viaduct in Syracuse, now want to name it after the abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who lived in Auburn.

New York state has added some extra times for central New Yorkers to comment about the proposed Interstate-81 project.