Councilor Van Robinson held a news conference on the potential removal of Interstate 81. The Metropolitan Transit Council has issued requests for proposals to state and national companies, and so far nineteen proposals have been returned. Proposals must be submitted by August 5Th, but the highway is not expected to be torn down anytime soon.
"This highway is at the end of its life expectancy, Robinson says, "and if nothing is done, the highway is just going to fall down on its own." http://www.syracuse.ny.us/ccatlarge1.asp
Safety is Robinson's number one concern. He says officials have reported that chunks of cement have fallen off Interstate 81, yet its removal is not expected until 2015. Robinson is surprised that more fatalities have not occurred on the highway.
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