NYSDOT I-81 Viaduct Project

  • Project Type

    Construction Inspection & Management (NY)

  • Date

    2024 - Ongoing

  • Location

    Syracuse, NY

  • Role

    Prime Quality Control Construction Inspection for:

    • Bridge Rehabilitation, Demolition & Construction


     Structural Steel Erection and Painting


     Concrete Bridge Decks, Sidewalks, and Curbing


     Visual Wall and Noise Barrier Wall Construction


     Stormwater Pollution Prevention

Prudent Engineering is the PRIME CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION FIRM for the FEDERALLY FUNDED I-81 Viaduct, Phase 1, Contract 2 which involves the demolition and reconstruction at the I-81 south end interchange with I-481 in Syracuse. Our inspection teams are on-site daily, ensuring that all construction activities adhere to the established standards of quality and safety.


KEY COMPONENTS:

Construction of 7 new bridges, rehabilitation of 2 bridges, and widening 2 bridges for the realignment of the I-81/I-481 Southern Interchange.


Construction of 2 roundabouts on Brighton Avenue for more efficient traffic flow, as well as construction of 4 new sections of noise and visual

barriers totaling 7,500 linear feet.


Replace I-481 southbound exit to Route 5 with a widened 4 lane ramp that provides access to both westbound and eastbound lanes of East Genesee Street.


Replace and widen the bridge decks on northbound and southbound lanes of the I-481 bridge spanning the CSX railyard in East Syracuse.