Department of Transportation

A section of Chenango Street in Binghamton has reopened after a closure to allow crews to start removing part of an Interstate 81 bridge.

Chenango Street between Sturges Street and Moffatt Avenue was out of service for the bridge removal work

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Binghamton officials say $675,000 in state funding for the Front Street Gateway Project has been restored.

The total cost of the work on the 3,000-foot-long section of Front Street currently is projected to be $4

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The state Department of Transportation is asking for some help from Binghamton commuters over the next several months.

Agency officials are hoping people who routinely drive through the area of the Prospect Mountain construction project at the Route 17/Interstate 81 interchange will look for alternate routes, especially during morning and afternoon rush hours

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Many streets and highways around the Twin Tiers have become obstacle courses as drivers try to avoid as many potholes as possible.

Much of Riverside Drive in the city of Binghamton from the Memorial Bridge to the Johnson City line is in rough shape, despite efforts by Department of Public Works crews to fill holes with a cold patch mix

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Several crashes on Twin Tiers highways made for a slow ride to work for thousands of people this morning.

Some of the crashes on snowy, icy roadways involved injuries.

Many school districts opened late because of the hazardous conditions

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Construction is about to get underway on the highway interchange reconstruction project at Prospect Mountain in Binghamton.

The state Department of Transportation is alerting drivers to delays and changes in traffic patterns in the area of the Route 17/Interstate 81 interchange

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Roadways around the Binghamton area are benefiting from the work of volunteers who participate in the Adopt-A-Highway program.

David Hamburg, a spokesman for the New York State Department of Transportation in Binghamton, says many sections of highways across the region are beautified by people who join together to do litter collection and other work

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The plow trucks and other equipment will be deployed across New York State as the Department of Transportation workers battle the snow to clear highways as quickly as possible.

Speaking on WNBF Radio's Binghamton Now program, DOT spokesman David Hamburg said the agency participated in weather and emergency operations briefings in recent days to prepare for the storm. Those briefings

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Dozens of New York State Department of Transportation workers from the Binghamton region provided assistance to areas devastated by Hurricane Sandy.

About fifty employees from this area spent time downstate, helping augment crews in New York City and Long Island, as well as in Orange and Ulster counties

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