Save 81

DeWitt Town Supervisor Ed Michalenko writes in a new op-ed on Syracuse.com that Interstate 81’s current route through Syracuse must be maintained in the future. Michalenko writes: It is our considered opinion that converting Interstate 481 into I-81 will be detrimental to DeWitt neighborhoods, and our community as a whole, due to significantly increased air […]

A new survey of Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli’s constituents shows that 65 percent support maintaining a high-speed route through Syracuse, rejecting a community grid option to replace the existing Interstate 81. The survey of 1,101 residents showed that 49 percent support rebuilding the viaduct, while another 16 percent support building a tunnel-street hybrid solution. Just 35 […]

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced today in his State of the State address that a tunnel option for Interstate 81 in Syracuse will be studied as part of the state’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement process. “The addition of a tunnel alternative for the I-81 Viaduct Project would provide an opportunity to fully evaluate and allow public […]

A state study has found that a tunnel replacement of the Interstate 81 viaduct in Syracuse is feasible. The study examined multiple options for a high-speed tunnel through Syracuse, combined with new city streets above ground to serve local traffic. The Save 81 coalition has been a major proponent of a hybrid tunnel option that […]

A new study shows that a community grid replacement of Interstate 81 in downtown Syracuse would have dramatic negative impacts on the city and region The Save 81 coalition, along with state Sen. John DeFrancisco and Assemblymen William Magnarelli and Gary Finch, announced today the findings of an independent study commissioned by Save 81 that […]