Comments on: Mr. Mayor…Tear down this freeway http://www.aaroads.com/blog/2008/10/21/mr-mayortear-down-this-freeway/ Road news. Pictures. Crazed ranting. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:24:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Froggie http://www.aaroads.com/blog/2008/10/21/mr-mayortear-down-this-freeway/comment-page-1/#comment-62347 Froggie Wed, 05 Nov 2008 02:53:03 +0000 http://www.aaroads.com/blog/?p=177#comment-62347 First off, based on extensive experience, I find it doubtful that there's 100K vehicles per day on the viaduct. NYSDOT's online numbers suggest about 88K. Second, I find it doubtful that 40% of that traffic is "through traffic", even if "through traffic" is strictly defined as just going between the two I-81/481 interchanges. In part because volumes on I-81 outside of I-481 just don't support that level of through traffic. First off, based on extensive experience, I find it doubtful that there’s 100K vehicles per day on the viaduct. NYSDOT’s online numbers suggest about 88K.

Second, I find it doubtful that 40% of that traffic is “through traffic”, even if “through traffic” is strictly defined as just going between the two I-81/481 interchanges. In part because volumes on I-81 outside of I-481 just don’t support that level of through traffic.

]]> By: Doug http://www.aaroads.com/blog/2008/10/21/mr-mayortear-down-this-freeway/comment-page-1/#comment-61588 Doug Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:51:42 +0000 http://www.aaroads.com/blog/?p=177#comment-61588 With the lack of money that New York State will be facing over the next few years, I suspect the least expensive option would be chosen. But with the Destiny USA shopping destination coming about where the Carousel Center is now, I think it would be wise to keep I-81 as a through route in downtown Syracuse. My vote would be to depress the freeway and depress I-690 too through Syracuse. With the lack of money that New York State will be facing over the next few years, I suspect the least expensive option would be chosen. But with the Destiny USA shopping destination coming about where the Carousel Center is now, I think it would be wise to keep I-81 as a through route in downtown Syracuse. My vote would be to depress the freeway and depress I-690 too through Syracuse.

]]> By: Justin http://www.aaroads.com/blog/2008/10/21/mr-mayortear-down-this-freeway/comment-page-1/#comment-61579 Justin Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:19:50 +0000 http://www.aaroads.com/blog/?p=177#comment-61579 those are excellent photos! those are excellent photos!

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