STATEMENT FROM NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONER MARIE THERESE DOMINGUEZ
What's New
From the very beginning of the Interstate 81 Viaduct Project, the Department of Transportation has been committed to a robust community engagement process with the many stakeholders impacted by this transformational undertaking. Our recent public engagement helped to generate more than 7,500 comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement, an amazing demonstration of the project’s importance to the entire Central New York Region.
Each comment will be reviewed and responded to by NYSDOT and the Federal Highway Administration, and will help inform the Final Environmental Impact Statement, which is expected to be shared with the public in early 2022. In the meantime, NYSDOT will continue to move forward with preparations and has issued a formal Letter of Intent for the first contract of the first phase of the project. While procedural in nature, the letter is an important first step toward advancing this project to groundbreaking in 2022. As always, NYSDOT will keep the public informed every step of the way as we continue our work to develop and deliver the best possible project for residents of the City of Syracuse and its surrounding communities.
I-81 Viaduct Project - The Community Grid
The Community Grid along a reimagined and redesigned Almond Street in Syracuse.
A redesigned Crouse Avenue at the new I-690 interchange at Crouse and Irving.
A reimagined Crouse Avenue at the new I-690 interchange at Crouse and Irving.
The new I-690 interchange at Crouse and Irving that will move traffic to the University Hill area.
A more pedestrian friendly West Street at the intersection of West and Genesee Streets.
A redesigned Van Buren Street at the intersection of Van Buren and Almond Streets.
The new roundabout at Martin Luther King, Jr. East and Business Loop 81. This will be a new gateway into the City of Syracuse on the Southside.
The redesigned interchange at Exit 3 in Dewitt.