Syracuse, N.Y. - A traffic alert for those who travel on I 81.
State Department Of Transportation is alerting motorists to a traffic pattern change and closure.
Interstate 81 southbound ramp at exit 16A, which connects to 481 north, will close to traffic starting at 9am Monday, September 11, with the new ramp to open in the spring of 2025.
The closure is part of the construction of the future Business Loop 81 that's related to the I 81 viaduct project.
Message boards posted on I-81 southbound will direct detoured traffic to exit 17 (South State and Salina Streets and Brighton Avenue) prior to the closed exit ramp. Detour signs will direct traffic from South State Street to Brighton Avenue and then to Rock Cut Road and I-481 northbound.
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