Removal of the I-81 Viaduct in Syracuse, N.Y., passed a key milestone last week with firms shortlisted for the first phase of work submitting their proposals on time.

Nicolas Choubah, chief engineer for the New York State Dept. of Transportation, highlighted Sept. 16 at the新利18备用ENR NYNJ基础设施论坛in New York City, one state effort to think outside of the box for options to replace infrastructure that has reached the end of its useful life.

该州将花费23亿美元将其删除并重新连接60多年前的街区，而不是重建摇摇欲坠的1.4英里高架桥切片。

“A major investment is needed. We can spend this much money to reconstruct what you have, which would still be deficient—or you can think bigger,” Choubah told the audience.

该项目将通过将现有的外循环（I-481）转换为主要I-81，并用地层林荫大道代替高架桥，从而容纳大约100,000辆汽车。

八个合同套餐中的第一个提案是由论坛同一天归功于该部门的。合同1将重新配置北部I-81/I-481互换，以增加直接连接，以及网络其他地方的其他车道。

Choubah后来证实，所有三个入围竞标者都成功地提交了设计构建contract， 包含：

•由A.Servidone/b组成的无现金电话费构建器LLC（DBA CNY联盟）。Anthony JV，Rifenburg Construction Corp.，经济铺路公司和Crane-Hogan结构系统公司，与设计合作伙伴Stantec Consulting Services Inc.以及KC工程和土地测量公司合作。

•Lane-Barrett Constructors合资公司，其中包括Lane Construction Corp.和Barrett Paving Materials Inc.与设计师Jacobs Cield Consultants Inc.合作，T.Y。林国际工程与建筑以及Barton＆Loguidice。

• Salt City Constructors LLC, a partnership of Lancaster Development and Tully Construction Co. LLC (dba L&T Construction), D.A. Collins Construction Co. and Cold Spring Construction Co., with designers HNTB New York Engineering and Architecture and Bergman Associates, Architects, Engineers, Landscape Architects & Surveyors.

Once the estimated $232-million first contract is awarded, construction is expected to start in late 2022 and continue through 2025. Final request for proposals forcontract 2, estimated at $343 million, is scheduled to be issued by December. Construction on the entire project would be complete by 2028, if all goes according to plan.

如从前那样reported by ENR，当地居民和激进分子呼吁在拆除旧高架桥期间进行更多保护，以防止铅污染，并建立土地信托，以公平地重新开发城市的区域，由高架桥的拆除开放。

Choubah contends that I-81 planners have worked to establish trust and boost transparency with key stakeholders to allay the community’s concerns. “Number one, you have to listen and absorb what the community is asking," he said. "Second is to share with the community what you can do under the transportation project versus what you cannot do.”

As a result of community feedback, Choubah said the team has adopted stricter standards on lead and has committed to residents having “a seat at the table” on whatever decision is made about the land.

尽管如此，在9月17日在锡拉丘兹举行的集会上，当地的倡导者敦促采取更多措施，以保护社区免受拆除期间的领先地位。