According to an audit from New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, slightly more than a third of serious highway bridge defects were not handled by NYSDOT within an acceptable time frame. The audit finds that there are serious bridge defects on bridges throughout New York.
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http://surewhynotnow.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-york-comptroller-questions-dot-on.html (http://surewhynotnow.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-york-comptroller-questions-dot-on.html)
The Butternut Street bridge in Syracuse mentioned in the document linked to in the blog is currently being replaced.