Work begins on Thruway bridge in the town of Schuyler

SCHUYLER, N.Y. — Work has started on a $4.7 million project to rehabilitate the New York State Thruway/I-90 eastbound and westbound bridges over Sterling Creek in the town of Schuyler, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced. The bridges — located at mileposts 227.4 and 227.41, just west of the Schuyler travel plaza — are part of the original Thruway system. Built in 1954, they carry about 26,000 vehicles per day. The project includes partial-depth concrete substructure repairs, installation of new bearings, construction of a new concrete deck, new guiderails, and new striping as well as paving 200 feet of approaches on both sides of the bridges. All eastbound and westbound traffic on I-90 at the bridges will shift to the westbound lanes for work on the eastbound bridge. Work on that bridge will wrap up this fall, when traffic will shift back to the original configuration for winter. In the spring of 2025, traffic will shift to the eastbound lanes so work on the westbound bridge can begin. Winn Construction Corp. of Amsterdam is the project contractor, following a competitive bidding process. The state expects the project to end in the fall of 2025. Since 2021, the Thruway Authority has allocated more than $182.5 million toward capital improvement projects in the Syracuse Division, which spans about 153 miles between Herkimer and Ontario counties. Over the next five years, the Thruway Authority’s capital program is projected to invest more than $395.5 million in Central New York.