Interstate 81

The group fighting against the plan to reconstruct Interstate 81 is adding another layer to its legal argument: asking the judge to consider the Micron effect.

The Interstate 81 reconstruction project is still stalled in the courts, but state officials will be able to get back to work on portions of it, after a court ruling Monday.

The city of Syracuse is asking to join the defense of a lawsuit temporarily blocking the multi-billion dollar Interstate 81 project.

A high-level Biden administration official in Syracuse Monday said central New York can be a template for using federal infrastructure funds approved by Congress earlier this year.

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.