Mayor Walsh Shares In-Depth Look at 2022 Road Reconstruction

City continues to implement Smart City strategies using data and technology to plan projects

DPW and Department of Engineering will reconstruct at least 24 miles of city streets

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh is announcing this season’s road repairs with an in-depth look at planned projects for 2022.  The road reconstruction projects will be completed by the City’s Department of Public Works (DPW), Department of Engineering, and its contractors, using local, state and federal funds.

The plan includes reconstruction of at least 24 miles of roads with projects in every quadrant of the city. The Syracuse Common Council is expected to act on the plan at its May 9 regular meeting.

“We are ramping up our efforts to use Smart City solutions and tools to repair our roads and better serve our residents,” said Mayor Walsh. “I appreciate the Common Council’s support for funding of road reconstruction and am proud of the progress we’ve made in repairing our streets. By giving residents the information they need to know about the extent of road closures, I’m confident we all can work together to navigate another season of road construction as safely and easily as possible.”

Using a variety of metrics such as observations, Cityline data, spatial data, and technology to assess road conditions, the City is able to identify what roads are most in need of repair. The Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council rates the city’s roads each year. Roads with a rating of 10 are in excellent condition whereas roads with a rating of 1 are in very poor condition. DPW will be addressing a majority of streets that have poor ratings as part of the 2022 reconstruction season.

List of Planned DPW Work

Street	From	To
Alexander Avenue	MLK Boulevard	Cortland Avenue
Allen Street	East Genesee Street	East Fayette Street
Arlington Avenue	Glenwood Avenue	Onondaga Park
Avery Avenue	Grand Avenue	West Genesee Street
Cannon Street	West Colvin Street	West Ostander Avenue
Carbon Street	Butternut Street	Court Street
Clairmonte Avenue	Bellevue Avenue	Crossett Street
Coolidge Avenue	Tallman Street	Cheney Street
East Borden Avenue	South Salina Street	Garfield Avenue
East Colvin Street	Comstock Avenue	Buckingham Avenue
East Fayette Street	South Beech Street	Almond Street
East Water Street	Almond Street	State Street
Elmhurst Avenue	Hatch Street	South Avenue
Farmer Street	Sedgwick Drive	Dewitt Street
Hawley Avenue	Lodi Street	Catherine Street
Helen Street	Rugby Road	Grant Boulevard
Herald Place	North Clinton Street	Wallace Street
Hillview Avenue	South Avenue	Summitt Avenue
Hood Avenue	Butternut Street	Court Street
James Street	Warren Street	North McBride Street
Landon Avenue	West Kennedy Street	Beard Avenue
Lodi Street	Butternut Street	North Salina Street
Lynwood Avenue	James Street	Tyson Place
Maryland Avenue	Clarendon Street	Westminster Avenue
Milton Avenue	Tompkins Street	West Genesee Street
Moore Avenue	East Colvin Street	Smith Lane
Nelson Street	West Fayette Street	Marcellus Street
North Crouse Avenue	Burnet Avenue	Lodi Street
North Franklin Street	Willow Street	West Fayette Street
North Lowell Avenue	Tompkins Street	West Genesee Street
Oneida Street	Temple Street	Tallman Street
Parkway Drive	South Avenue	Onondaga Park
Peat Street	Erie Boulevard East	Burnet Avenue
Robineau Road	Crossett Street	Strathmore Drive
Robinson Street	Sedgwick Street	Sunnycrest Lot
Rose Avenue	South McBride Street	Oakwood Avenue
Slocum Avenue	Onondaga Avenue	Shonnard Street
South Avery Avenue	Grand Avenue	West Genesee Street
South Carbon Street	Grumbach Avenue	Butternut Street
South Clinton Street	West Jefferson Street	Taylor Street
South Franklin Street	Willow Street	West Fayette Street
South Geddes Street	Rowland Street	Glenwood Ave
South Midler Avenue	Burnet Avenue	James Street
Spencer Street	Genant Drive	Van Rensselaer Street
Standish Drive	Bradford Parkway	Euclid Avenue
Valley Drive	South Avenue	West Newell Street
Walnut Avenue	Erie Boulevard East	Waverly Avenue
Walnut Place	Harrison Street	Waverly Avenue
Waverly Avenue	Comstock Avenue	Ostrom Avenue
West Bear Street	Genant Drive	Spencer Street
West Brighton Avenue	Onondaga Creek Boulevard	South State Street
West Jefferson Street	Clinton Street	Around Circle
Westminster Avenue	Kensington Road	Dead End
Westmoreland Avenue	Erie Boulevard East	East Genesee Street
Whittier Avenue	Avery Avenue	Wilbur Avenue
Wilkinson Street	Van Rensselaer Street	North Geddes Street
Woodland Avenue	South State Street	Garfield Avenue
Wyoming Street	West Fayette Street	Gifford Street

“Since we partnered with SMTC to rate our roads, we have been able to get the full picture of road conditions in the city each season,” said Chief Operating Officer Corey Driscoll Dunham. “This allows us to target the areas of greatest need and make sure we allocate our efforts and resources as efficiently as possible.”

Public Communication on Road Reconstruction

This year, the City has a new public-facing web map to communicate to residents where work is being done throughout the road construction season. The online digital map highlights the portions of streets that will undergo full road repair. Each road on the digital map also contains popups with information on project details, such as the road rating and length of road repairs.  The stand-alone map can be found at bit.ly/syrmaps-2022roadrecon.

The City’s Engineering Department is planning work on 2.75 miles of road with two major Dig-Once projects:

• Butternut Street from Grant Boulevard to Hillside Street
• West Genesee Street from North Salina Street to the City of Syracuse-Town of Geddes line

Dig Once projects signify an enhanced level of coordination with utility providers (water, sewer, telecommunication, gas, etc.) with the goal of replacing and repairing as much underground infrastructure as possible to minimize any future excavations made in newly paved roads.

Other City road projects include:

• East Brighton Avenue from Ainsley Drive to East Glen Avenue will receive a new bridge deck and undergo road repairs
• East Colvin Street from South Salina Street to Jamesville Avenue will be milled and paved
• South Clinton Street from West Jefferson Street to Taylor Street will be converted to a two-way street during its mill and pave

For questions about upcoming and ongoing road construction, residents and businesses can contact Cityline via the app, online, social media, or call at (315) 448-CITY (2489). Residents can also visit the 2022 Road Reconstruction project page at bit.ly/syrprojects-2022roadrecon throughout the year to track the progress of work.