A part of Interstate 81 could be missing by 2015 if Common Councilor-at large Van Robinson finally gets his way. At a news conference today at S-U, Robinson told student reporters that his idea is still making progress even after pushing the plan for more than five years.
Robinson says 19 companies sent in bids to the city to study how tearing down a part of 81 will effect the area. Robinson says it will be at least another two months before the city picks a company to do the study, which will give a better idea of people think about his plan.
"What they're attempting to do is explore the attitudes of the people who live in the area," Robinson says.
Robinson says companies have until August 5th to put in a bid to run the study. But Robinson says it could take up to two years before the study is finished.
Several big cities have also replaced elevated highways with boulevards, such as New York City, Portland and San Fransisco. Robinson says he wants to tear out the section of Interstate 81 that spans over the center of Syracuse and replace it with a boulevard that runs from the Route 481/Interstate 81 South intersection up to the Carousel Mall.
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