Tag Archives: I-81 construction project

Public comment period on project has been extended by 30 days By Eddie Velazquez City residents are united in framing the $1.9 billion Interstate-81 replacement project as an opportunity to justly address inequities brought on by the initial construction of the highway’s viaduct in the 1960s.  The replacement project, planned and directed by the state and local departments of transportation …

By Michael Garcia The Urban Jobs Task Force met with Le Moyne College to present on I-81’s future for the city and how the community can be involved. Deka Dancil, president of the UJTF, shared concerns over the group’s relationship with some members of the “Big Table,” assembled last August by Mayor Ben Walsh. Dancil says how all of the …

Hope remains as Urban Jobs Task Force pushes for local hiring for I-81 By Michael Garcia