Another stage of the I-81 project shifts construction activity to Syracuse’s densely populated south side and University Hill.
As reported earlier, the most intense work includes the removal of the first several spans of the 1.4 mile elevated highway to make way for the street-level boulevard.
The state Department of Transportation is holding an open house Wednesday where residents can learn more, especially about protection from noise and air pollution. At I-81 near Van Buren and Almond Streets, project director Betsy Parmley pointed out one of the air quality monitors.
“Some have a noise monitor as well,” she looked to see if this system did. “Yes, this one does have a noise monitor on it,” Parmley said. “We get the reports so we can monitor our activities, make sure we’re staying within all of the committed to thresholds.”…