A revised plan to restore the Square Deal Arch at the Johnson City-Binghamton border has been accepted by state officials.

Village Mayor Martin Meaney said the State Historic Preservation Office has reviewed the latest developments concerning the 104-year-old structure on Main Street.

The arch's stone and steel components were removed in June.

Workers at the Arch on May 28, 2024. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)
FLASHBACK: Workers at the Arch on May 28, 2024. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)
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Meaney told WNBF News the preliminary plans that the state agency has signed off on calls for the erection of cast concrete piers which will be faced with stones from the original structure.

The mayor said the arch itself will be a single precast piece that will be identical to the original structure.

Meaney said the village is looking to the future with a goal of extending the life of the arch while using as many of the original stone sections as possible.

A concrete base of Johnson City Square Deal Arch on July 17, 2024. Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News
A concrete base of Johnson City's Square Deal Arch on July 17, 2024. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)
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The mayor said "if everything goes well, by September of 2025 a new and improved, somewhat historical arch will be in place."

The arch restoration project ultimately could cost a million dollars or even more. Most of the money for the work is expected to be provided by the Greater Binghamton Fund.

Meaney said construction work at the arch site on Main Street is expected to resume next April. Traffic will again be detoured around the site while the project is underway.

A view of an arch-free Main Street from Johnson City looking east into Binghamton on June 25, 2024. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)
A view of an arch-free Main Street from Johnson City looking east into Binghamton on June 25, 2024. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)
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