TRAFFIC: I-90 at Exit 36 (I-81) closes for scheduled work

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — The New York State Department of Transportation has announced an upcoming closure.

Exit 36 (Watertown/Binghamton) on I-90 (the thruway) will have both the eastbound and westbound ramps to I-81 northbound closed to traffic.

This will take place at 6 a.m. on Monday, June 10, to 3 p.m. on Friday, June 14, and beginning at 6 a.m. on Monday, June 17, to 3 p.m. on Friday, June 21.

The NYSDOT said the closure is necessary to facilitate the installation of noise barriers along I-81 northbound, as part of the I-81 Viaduct Project.

Drivers will be able to follow the signed detour that directs traffic to I-81 southbound, to Exit 25 (7^th North Street/Liverpool), to east on 7^th North Street, to I-81 northbound.

Fines are doubled for speeding in a work zone. Convictions of two or more speeding violations in a work zone could result in the suspension of your driver’s license.

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