Ongoing Road Construction Updates For New York’s Southern Tier

Road work continues throughout the Southern Tier as we head into the middle of October. Here are some of the many projects happening or starting over the next week.

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Binghamton 363 Gateway Project

• Work continues on the Binghamton 363 Gateway Project with lane closures on North Shore Drive between Washington Street and Exchange Street, with traffic reduced from two lanes to one lane in each direction.
• Construction also required reducing Route 363 southbound between the Susquehanna Street Exit and North Shore Drive from two lanes to one lane to accommodate the traffic pattern change on North Shore Drive. Both of these closures will remain in place through October and into November.

Broome County Highway Work

Broome County crews are still out with several projects next week, beginning Monday, October 12th, including:

• Paving Saddlemire Road - County Route 125 from Pennsylvania Ave to Pierce Creek Road
• Cleaning ditches on Powers Road, Old State Road, & East Maine Road
• Culvert work on Saddlemire Road, Bevier Street, & Powderhouse Road
• Asphalt patching work on East Maine Road, Airport Road & Watson Blvd
• Grader patching on Beartown Road & Ouaquaga Road
• Mowing the right-of-way on Broome County Roadways

Johnson City

• Paving Floral Ave from the Village Line at Binghamton to Ackley Avenue.
• The Main Street Road Closure near the Arch has been Temporarily Opened.
• Floral Avenue is closed to local traffic only, and expect Full Road Closures at times throughout the day.
• REMINDER: The new Chick-fil-A at the southeast corner of the Oakdale Commons will open on Thursday, October 15th, and traffic could be heavy on Harry L Drive and Route 201/Reynolds Road.

Route 17/Interstate 86

• Work continues on the bridges over the highway from Exits 67 to 69, with lane changes and reductions. Exit 67 entrance ramp from Route 26  to Route 17 eastbound remains closed.

Vestal

• NEW: The Vestal Highway Department is performing shoulder work on Sheedy Road, beginning at Countrygate Blvd and ending approximately a quarter mile to the east. Traffic is reduced to one lane in the work zone.  Weather permitting, the work should be completed within two weeks.
• Road work continues on Route 434 just west of Vestal Four Corners, with 2 lanes reduced to one for a short distance.

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