Authority Announces Ramp Work at Int.36 (Syracuse, I-81) Will Require Nighttime Detour for Eastbound Motorists

The New York State Thruway Authority today announced that a ramp repaving project at Interchange 36 (Syracuse, Watertown, Binghamton, I-81) will necessitate a nighttime detour for eastbound motorists beginning Tuesday evening, June 8, 2010, weather permitting.

The Authority will close the eastbound entrance ramp at Interchange 36 from 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 8 until 6 a.m. on Wednesday, June 9, 2010, weather permitting.

Motorists exiting I-81 to travel east on the Thruway (I-90), will be detoured to Seventh North Street, then directed to Electronics Parkway, where they can enter the Thruway at Interchange 37 (Syracuse, Liverpool, Electronics Parkway).

A similar closure will take place for the eastbound exit ramp at Interchange 36 from 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 9 until 6 a.m. on Thursday, June 10, 2010, weather permitting.

During the eastbound exit ramp closure, the Authority will utilize Variable Message Signs (VMS) to inform eastbound motorists that they must exit at Interchange 37 (Liverpool/Electronics Parkway). Motorists will be directed to take Electronics Parkway to Seventh North Street, where they can enter I-81.

The Authority appreciates motorists' patience and understanding while this essential project takes place.

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