Proposed revisions to I-81 through the North Side of Syracuse
These are things that may happen to this section of Interstate 81 in Syracuse.
Salina
Syracuse
NBT
Stadium
Combine Onondaga Lake Parkway and Old Liverpool Road southbound ramps into one on-ramp
Farmers
Market
Onondaga
Lake
Replace concrete retaining wall with planted embankment
Destiny
USA
Rebuild Bear Street bridge
Rebuild Court Street bridge
Rebuild I-81 one lane wider in both directions and straighten curves
Change section of Genant Drive to one-way southbound
Redirect southbound traffic to North Clinton Street
Rebuild Spencer Street bridge
Make dead end of Genant Drive at West Kirkpatrick Street
Remove Genant Drive on-ramp
Inner
Harbor
Remove Genant Drive to accomodate wider I-81
Franklin
Square
Rebuild and redirect Butternut Street bridge over Genant Drive
Salina
NBT
Stadium
Combine Onondaga Lake Parkway and Old Liverpool Road southbound ramps into one on-ramp
Farmers
Market
Onondaga
Lake
Syracuse
Replace concrete retaining wall with planted embankment
Rebuild Bear Street bridge
Destiny
USA
Rebuild Court Street bridge
Rebuild I-81 one lane wider in both directions and straighten curves
Change section of Genant Drive to one-way southbound
Rebuild Spencer Street bridge
Redirect southbound traffic
to North Clinton Street
Remove Genant Drive on-ramp
Make dead end of Genant Drive at West Kirkpatrick Street
Butternut St.
Remove Genant Drive to accomodate wider I-81
Franklin
Square
Rebuild and redirect Butternut Street bridge over Genant Drive
NBT
Stadium
Salina
Syracuse
Combine southbound ramps into single on-ramp
Farmers
Market
Replace wall with planted embankment
Destiny
USA
Rebuild bridge
Rebuild bridge
Change to one-way southbound
Rebuild bridge
Remove on-ramp
Redirect southbound traffic
Create dead end
Remove Genant Drive
Rebuild bridge, change course
Rebuild I-81, wider in both directions, straighter curves
Butternut St.
Source: New York State Department of Transportation Peter Allen | pallen@syracuse.com