Route 5 rehabilitation project to resume Monday
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LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WKBW) â Your drive along Route 5 will soon be a little slower through parts of the Southtowns.
The New York State Department of Transportation says efforts to rehabilitate the stretch of Route 5 between Ridge Road and NY Route 179 will resume Monday, March 15, around 7:00 a.m.
Drivers can expect delays in both directions as crews close lanes to complete the road work. Those closures will last from about 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily.
Traffic Alert: New traffic light installed at Griffiss intersection
A new traffic light has been installed at Griffiss Business and Technology Park in Rome, at the intersection of Route 825, Dart Circle and Atlas Drive.
Posted: Mar 9, 2021 1:07 PM
Posted By: WKTV
ROME, N.Y. – A new traffic light has been installed at Griffiss Business and Technology Park in Rome, at the intersection of Route 825, Dart Circle and Atlas Drive.
The New York State Department of Transportation activated the new three-color traffic signal on Tuesday.
Drivers should go slow in the area and look out for traffic signs and possible lane closures until the work is complete.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Just back from Washington, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer announced, today, that ‘
help is on the way’ to New York and New Yorkers as he detailed specifics from the American Rescue Plan he just led to passage in the U.S. Senate.
Schumer detailed the plan’s tentative impact to New York as $100 billion. The deal includes an additional round of direct stimulus checks, extends enhanced unemployment insurance benefits, will help solve New York State and Upstate New York municipalities budget woes.
The assistance marks a not-too-soon moment of relief for countless families, workers, restaurants, more independent venues and small businesses across the state. As part of the deal, more than $23.8 Billion flows directly to New York State government(s) on top of increased education funding, transit funding and highways, vaccine distribution, COVID health funding, emergency rental and housing assistance and more included for New York in this bill.