A Syracuse native here- I’m roaring with laughter that Syracuse thinks they will get a tunnel. There isn’t much rush hour there as it’s an economic wasteland. The cost of the tunnel would be double the value of all the real estate in Syracuse combined. It’s now just a college town and a tunnel there would be ludicrous.
The whole “we’re against an elevated I-81” thing came up about 20 years ago when libtards claimed the elevated highway separated Brick City (ghetto housing) from the university (thank god).
Good luck, Salt City!
Syracuse is prosperous compared to Hartford CT (second lowest per capital income in the nation). Gov. Malloy’s answer—build a tunnel!
It probably won’t happen though—it might disturb the sacred burial grounds of Hartford’s murder victims. ;-)
Not to mention that so much of the highways in NYS are a potholed, cracking nightmare. Repair the existing dang roadways first. In any case, considering the way Upstate is depopulating, the tunnel ain’t even needed. This is a boondoggle for union workers. Won’t do a dang thing to keep jobs and taxpayers in NYS. What a Charlie foxtrot.