{"id":30153,"date":"2025-04-26T04:02:29","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T11:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/new-york-builders-awarded-251m-contract-on-i-81-viaduct\/"},"modified":"2025-04-26T04:02:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T11:02:29","slug":"new-york-builders-awarded-251m-contract-on-i-81-viaduct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/new-york-builders-awarded-251m-contract-on-i-81-viaduct\/","title":{"rendered":"New York builders awarded $251M contract on I-81 viaduct"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/images\/audio_icon.svg?482016190122\" alt=\"-\"><\/p>\n<p>        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">4 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dmgi9movl\/video\/upload\/q_1\/v1745590266\/news\/text_to_speech\/new-york-contractors-i-81-viaduct_y9c55t.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ed-secondary-content-box ed-secondary-content-box--expandable\">\n<p><span><span><span><strong><span><span>Award: <\/span><\/span><\/strong><span><span><span>Viaduct removal and infrastructure upgrade<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/><span><span><span><strong><span><span>Value:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span><span><span>$251 million<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/><span><span><span><strong><span><span>Location:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span><span><span>Syracuse, New York<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/><span><span><span><strong><span><span>Client: <\/span><\/span><\/strong><span><span><span>New York State DOT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A team of New York-based builders secured the final contract for phase one on a major infrastructure job in Syracuse, according to a news release from Gov. Kathy Hochul\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The New York State DOT awarded a <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/news\/governor-hochul-announces-major-milestone-part-transformative-i-81-viaduct-project-award-fifth\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>$251 million contract to Salt City Constructors<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> for the next phase of the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/new-york-i-81-viaduct-project-cny-alliance\/722035\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>$2.25 billion I-81 Viaduct project<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>. The overall initiative aims to reconnect downtown neighborhoods in the Syracuse area that were originally severed by the I-81 viaduct\u2019s construction in the 1950s.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Scope for this contract includes removal of several spans of the existing viaduct and initiates the transformation of I-81\u2019s southern stretch into Business Loop 81, according to the news release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The work will lower the highway to street level between Colvin and Burt streets; add curved roadways, narrower lanes and landscaped medians; and install new traffic signals, sidewalks, crosswalks and dedicated bike lanes. A new roundabout at Van Buren Street and Business Loop 81 will also aim to slow vehicles as they approach downtown Syracuse.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Salt City Constructors is a <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dot.ny.gov\/news\/press-releases\/2023\/2023-02-081\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>combined entity of three contractors<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, all based in New York state: L&amp;T Construction of Richmondville, D.A. Collins Construction in Wilton and Cold Spring Construction of Akron.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cNew York state is doing more to invest in infrastructure projects that are fundamentally transforming communities across the state,\u201d said Marie Therese Dominguez, New York State DOT commissioner, in the release. \u201cToday\u2019s announcement is further proof that we are moving full speed ahead on this transformative project.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>As part of the conversion, crews will also build a blue-painted steel railroad bridge to carry the New York Susquehanna and Western Railway over Business Loop 81, and construct a new northbound off-ramp to Colvin Street to improve access to downtown, Syracuse University and its south campus.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cWith the fifth and final contract now awarded for Phase 1 of the I-81\u2019s transformation we have never been closer to realizing the dream of a reconnected Syracuse,\u201d said U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer in the release. \u201cThis contract will remove portions of the viaduct and signals that wheels are in motion to realize the city\u2019s vision for a community grid to better connect Syracuse to a brighter future.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/new-york-syracuse-CNY-Alliance-construction-interstate-81-viaduct-project\/689504\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Salt City Constructors previously won the first<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> and third contracts on the multi-phase viaduct replacement effort. Comprising eight separate contracts, activity on the overall I-81 project began in the spring of 2023. With this latest award, all five phase-one contracts are now under construction, according to the release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Work is expected to begin immediately and anticipated to be <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/webapps.dot.ny.gov\/contract-5-syracuses-southside\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>complete by mid-2027<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, according to the release. Once two-thirds complete, the viaduct will close to traffic south of Harrison Street.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The I-81 Viaduct project is the largest ever by the New York State DOT. 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