Van Robinson says I-81 is Dangerous

A news conference with Common Councilor-at-Large Van Robinson at Syracuse University announced the latest information regarding the renovation and/or removal of Interstate-81.
"Requests for proposals have gone out to over 100 companies asking them to submit to the syracuse metropolitan council a bid for the commencement of a study group to study the effects of removing i-81 and its impact on the syracuse-metropolitan region," Robinson said. 19 companies have already responded to Robinson's proposal.

Robinson says tearing down I-81 is something that needs to happen. "This highway is at the end of it's life expectancy. if nothing is done, we can just sit back, because the highway is going to fall down on its own." Robinson also says there's no time to waste as "large chunks of concrete are already falling off of 81." The project needs to happen because the highway is no longer safe.

The good news about the proposed project is: local tax payers will not have to pay for the project. Robinson says the federal government will fund "80 percent of the costs for removal; the state will pick up the other percent."

For more information on Councilor Robinson, visit: Van Robinson

To view a short article and responses to the I-81 debate, visit: Rethinking 81