Binghamton Gateway Project Will Bring Big Traffic Pattern Changes

The long-anticipated 363 Gateway Project in Binghamton is moving forward to transform a key route in the city's downtown district.

Preliminary construction work on the $46 million project began last February when DOT crews removed trees along North Shore Drive and near the Visions Veterans Memorial Arena.

FLASHBACK: Trees were removed for the 363 Gateway Project in February 2026. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

Drivers can expect some major changes in traffic patterns as a result of the project.

State transportation commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez visited Binghamton Thursday to discuss the changes that will be made over the next couple of years.

She said the project contractor and DOT staff have started work on a "very significant construction" project that will replace aging cloverleaf ramps with an intersection that will be used by pedestrians and bicyclists.

DOT equipment near a Route 363 exit ramp on July 30, 2026. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

A half-mile-long pedestrian pathway will be built along the Susquehanna River to provide a link along the shoreline and existing trails to improve access to downtown Binghamton. The pathway will run from Confluence Park to the Rockbottom Dam.

DOT regional director Andy Stiles told WNBF News planning for the project began about a decade ago.

Trees and brush were cleared from land east of the Memorial Bridge in preparation for the Route 363 project. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

Roundabouts were considered for the Route 363 improvement project but they were not incorporated into the final plan.

The Carroll Street on-ramp to Route 363 northbound will be eliminated and the deteriorating bridge over Exchange Street will be rehabilitated.

The project is scheduled to be completed at the end of the 2028 construction season.

LISTEN: New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez and DOT Binghamton regional director Andy Stiles discussed the 363 Gateway Project on WNBF Radio on July 30, 2026.

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