An overnight lane restriction on Interstate 690 eastbound will begin Tuesday, Oct. 6, in Syracuse, adding to daytime work already underway on I-81 and I-690. The New York State Department of Transportation said eastbound I-690 will be reduced to one lane between the I-81 northbound on-ramp and Exit 17 at Teall Avenue from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. nightly through Thursday, Oct. 8.
Crews will perform bridge work as part of the I-81 Viaduct Project. The schedule is weather-dependent and could change, the department said.
Overnight eastbound restriction
The newly announced restriction applies to eastbound I-690, from the I-81 northbound on-ramp toward Teall Avenue. It is separate from the daytime westbound I-690 work already scheduled nearby; drivers should check their direction of travel and the hours before heading through the area.
The department's advisory calls for one open eastbound lane during the overnight work period. It does not announce a full closure or a detour for that section of I-690.
Other work this week
I-81 will be reduced to one lane in each direction at different times through Friday, Oct. 9, for construction and pavement repairs associated with the same project, according to an earlier state advisory. Northbound traffic between Exit 17 at South Salina Street and Brighton Avenue and Exit 18 at Adams Street and Harrison Street is scheduled for one lane from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Southbound I-81 traffic between Exit 18 at Harrison Street and Adams Street and Exit 17 at South State Street, South Salina Street and Brighton Avenue is scheduled for one lane from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Those I-81 restrictions began Monday, Oct. 5.
On I-690 westbound, a separate daytime restriction leaves one lane between Exit 17 at Teall Avenue and Exit 16B at Townsend Street and Downtown from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays through Oct. 16. Crews are installing steel sheeting as part of the viaduct project.
The previously announced eastbound I-690 Exit 15 off-ramp closure at West Street was scheduled for Monday, Oct. 5, for guiderail repairs. It is not part of the newly announced overnight lane restriction.
All work schedules are subject to weather and could change. Drivers can check 511NY for current travel conditions; the department urges motorists to slow down and drive responsibly through work zones.
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