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The I-81 Viaduct Project Update

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Show Notes

In this episode of the DOT POD, we are looking at a project that is literally reshaping the heart of Syracuse and transforming how people are traveling through and around Central New York for generations to come...the I81 Viaduct Project.

Construction has been underway for about three years now, with the project recently embarking on its second and final phase.

Josh and Anya traveled to the Great New York State Fair to see the I-81 Viaduct Project display, and to meet with Betsy Parmley, the Regional Director for Central New York, including Syracuse.

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