In December 2016, the Otisco Town Board approved a resolution in support of preserving the existing highway configuration of Interstate 81 in the City of Syracuse.
“The present configuration of Interstate 81 has also served commercial, educational, medical, military and residential requirements for many decades,” the resolution states.
The resolution makes clear that the Town Board does not support re-routing I-81 traffic on I-481, which would occur if a community grid replaced I-81.
“Losing the effective direct links of Interstate 81 to Route 690 and the NYS Thruway would be against logic in forcing a convoluted route around the City of Syracuse,” the resolution states.