$7.5M project begins to replace 72-year-old Thruway bridge near Syracuse

$7.5M project begins to replace 72-year-old Thruway bridge near Syracuse

A $7.5 million project began Monday to replace a 72-year-old bridge over the New York State Thruway near Syracuse. The Townline Road bridge, which carries 12,400 vehicles daily, will be replaced with a new span featuring increased vertical clearances to limit bridge strikes. Other safety improvements include new drainage, guiderail, a pedestrian crosswalk and snow fence. Tioga Construction Company, a Herkimer-based firm, was awarded the contract…