I-81 Viaduct Project News
The I-81 Viaduct Project is celebrating a major infrastructure milestone, with the opening of a new $18 million flyover ramp that passes over mainline I-81 and carries traffic from future Business Loop 81 northbound to Interstate 81 northbound in the Town of Cicero. The direct connect ramp is in the footprint of contract one of eight contracts associated with the I-81 Viaduct Project and focuses on the reconstruction of the existing Interstate 481/I-81 northern interchange to the re-designated I-81 and Business Loop 81. The flyover ramp, approximately one-half mile in length, serves as a high-speed connection for travelers leaving the City of Syracuse and its northern suburbs to I-81 north.
New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez said, “New York State is taking unprecedented steps toward transforming transportation networks statewide, and undertakings like the I-81 Viaduct Project would not be possible without Governor Kathy Hochul’s leadership and vision. With all five contracts in Phase I of this project in construction, today’s announcement is a significant milestone in our progress toward transforming how people move in and around Syracuse. I thank Central New Yorkers for their patience during construction - we are working to fulfill our commitment to right the wrongs of decades past because we know the time is now for the City of Syracuse.”
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A bridge deck pour in process in Cicero in November 2023.
Abutment forming in December 2023 for a new bridge carrying the future Business Loop 81 northbound.
Drone image from January 2024 of the existing I-481/I-81 northern interchange in Cicero.
A steel girder, weighing roughly 31,900 lbs. is set on the existing I-481 (future I-81) bridge over Totman Road in Cicero in May 2024.
Crews construct a bridge abutment in Cicero in May 2024.
An excavator loads a dump truck near the I-481/I-81 southern interchange, near Brighton Towers, and Loretto, in September 2023.
A pile installation for the relocated East Glen Avenue bridge in Syracuse's Valley neighborhood in May 2024.
Installation of a drainage structure west of Brighton Avenue in May 2024.
View from East Glen Avenue in Syracuse's Valley neighborhood, looking south over the existing I-81 northbound (future Business Loop 81).