Interstate 81

The massive Interstate 81 viaduct replacement project in Syracuse has already surpassed its original $2.25 billion estimate, with NYSDOT citing inflation and design refinements.

As the $2.1 billion Phase 2 of Syracuse's I-81 project begins, residents and business owners raise concerns over major disruptions.

Stream the Syracuse episode of GBH News’ podcast, The Big Dig. Recorded live at a WRVO community event, a panel explores the logistics of removing I-81.

The report from the Urban Jobs Task Force shows the state is largely meeting its goal of hiring 15% local workers for the I-81 project.

WRVO welcomed WGBH-Boston’s Ian Coss, host of the Peabody Award-winning podcast "The Big Dig," for a panel discussion about Syracuse’s own attempts to solve the infrastructure puzzle and undo the harms of the past.

The state Department of Transportation is about to begin construction of a roundabout near Almond St., as part of the Interstate 81 project.

As the I-81 viaduct project enters 2026, the New York DOT prepares to award its largest contract ever to begin the heart of the viaduct's removal.

The New York State Department of Transportation will provide information about the final contract of Phase 1 of the Interstate 81 project.

As the I-81 project approaches its midpoint, one success has been the initiative to get more residents from the city of Syracuse and the Onondaga Nation working on the job.

Traffic is now moving along a new bridge constructed in the Town of Cicero, which is part of the reconstruction of Interstate 81.