SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The 500 block of South Clinton Street, near the intersection of West Onondaga Street, in downtown Syracuse has reopened to traffic following the July 5 railroad bridge-section collapse on to the street below.
The lanes of traffic next to the viaduct will remain closed as crews continue to work in the area, the City of Syracuse said in a news release issued Monday.
The street reopening follows the removal of concrete sidewalls on the east side of the New York Susquehanna & Western railroad viaduct, a project that started last week.
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Two lanes of traffic are also now closed in the 600 block of South Clinton Street south of West Onondaga Street while crews remove sidewalls in that area. The connecting road on the west side of the viaduct between West Onondaga Street and Dickerson Street will remain closed until further notice, the city added.
Consulting engineers for New York Susquehanna & Western Railroad have told the office of Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh that the “structural failure at the Clinton Street railroad viaduct was caused by thermal expansion of the concrete and steel due to extreme high temperatures.”
Contact Reinhardt at ereinhardt@cnybj.com
