The Marcellus Town Board has approved a resolution in support of maintaining Interstate 81’s current highway designation and alignment in the City of Syracuse.
“Redirecting Interstate 81 to Route 481 is not smart environmental policy because the distance traveled for through traffic and further stop and go intercity commuting traffic is increased,” the resolution states. “This is polluting, inefficient, requires the use of greater amounts of petroleum based fuels, hurts the regional economy, and is detrimental to social welfare and the environment.”