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What's going to happen with I-81 and what do you have to say about it?

Central New Yorkers will get another opportunity to add their opinions to the debate over the future of Interstate 81 Tuesday. 

The I-81 Challenge holds its third public meeting from 3:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the Oncenter.  if you go, you'll have the chance to review numerous transportation studies, see how the bridges on the elevated portion of 81 are deteriorating, see some of the ideas out there about replacing the highway, among other things.  One of the highlights for many is to see conceptual drawings of how the roadway might be replaced or re-routed. 

Public Meeting

The New York Department of Transportation and the Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council, in a release, say people can:

  • Review materials and public feedback from pervious public meetings
  • View Conceptual Drawings of strategies
  • Review initial traffic analysis and costs
  • Learn which strategies will progress to the next phase of the analysis
  • Learn about the next steps and how the public will be involved going forward

Read reports from past meetings here.

Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council officials insist no decisions have been made about the options for replacing the section of the highway that will become obsolete in four or five years.  More information is at thei81challenge.org

Chris Bolt, Ed.D. has proudly been covering the Central New York community and mentoring students for more than 30 years. His career in public media started as a student volunteer, then as a reporter/producer. He has been the news director for WAER since 1995. Dedicated to keeping local news coverage alive, Chris also has a passion for education, having trained, mentored and provided a platform for growth to more than a thousand students. Career highlights include having work appear on NPR, CBS, ABC and other news networks, winning numerous local and state journalism awards.