Syracuse, N.Y. – Starting this summer, downtown Syracuse streets will be dug up to run a huge underground water line that will collect water from the roads rebuilt during the Interstate 81 project.
The mile-long stormwater pipe, called a trunk line, will be perhaps the biggest invisible segment of the highly visible I-81 project. The line will run from Almond Street to Onondaga Creek and will include digging up sections of Water Street, Erie Boulevard East, Salina Street and Herald Place.
The work will proceed block by block, with each section being closed for about a month, the state Department of Transportation said. The work is expected to start late this summer and wrap up by the end of 2027…