East adams 15TH ward reconnecting communities project, city of syracuse (PH 1-4)

The Department of Transportation New York (NYS DOT) was awarded a $300,000 Project Grant by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) on December 20, 2024. The grant will fund the "East Adams 15th Ward Reconnecting Communities Project" in the city of Syracuse, New York. The project aims to reconnect and complete the street grid in the East Adams/15th Ward neighborhood, improve road and sidewalk connectivity, modernize the right-of-way with new street lighting, safety improvements, and increased tree coverage, as well as reconstruct and enhance utility services. Additionally, the project will design and plan a linear park to enable multimodal access through the neighborhoods and develop a cohesive public infrastructure strategy to improve connectivity within the area, in collaboration with the NYSDOT's I-81 viaduct project and the construction of Business Loop 81.

Project description

Reconnect, complete street grid in the E adams/ 15TH ward neighborhood; improve road and sidewalk connectivity; modernize existing right of way with new street lighting, safety improvements and tree coverage; reconstruct and enhance utility services; design and plan linear park for multi-modal access through the neighborhoods; develop cohesive public infrastructure strategy; to improve connectivity within the neighborhood, in collaboration with NYSDOT's I-81 viaduct project and construction of business loop 81, and to improve public right of way conditions in a neighborhood redeveloping all housing as part of the east adams transformation plan initiative led by syracuse housing authority and the city of syracuse; east adams/\'15TH ward\' neighborhood; east adams ST to the north, south state ST to the west, burt ST to the south and almond ST to the east; city of syracuse, onondaga county.