TOWN OF CLAY – The Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council (SMTC), in coordination with Onondaga County, is evaluating Old Route 57 also known as Oswego Road from John Glenn Boulevard to NYS Route 31.
That 4.3-mile stretch is a suburban commercial corridor in the town of Clay anchored by several residential subdivisions including the historic Bayberry Community.
The project’s goal is to improve safety for all users, primarily through enhancements designed to benefit bicyclists, pedestrians and public transit riders. The SMTC’s “Complete Streets” study will provide Onondaga County with a context-sensitive, data-driven blueprint, and the work is expected to be done in 2026; bartonloguidice.mysocialpinpoint.com/smtc-route-57-complete-streets-study
A public meeting hosted by SMTC will take place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, at Liverpool High School’s Large Cafeteria, Side A, 4338 Wetzel Road.
Oswego Street restoration
Another roadwork project, also on Route 57, will take place in the village in 2026. The New York State Department of Transportation has proposed an Oswego Street Restoration between South Willow and Tulip streets.
In an Oct. 11 letter to Liverpool Mayor Stacy Finney, DOT Regional Design Engineer Michael Washburn outlined the project.
It will entail the removal and replacement of two courses of asphalt pavement “to improve the ride-ability and extend the service life of the section of state highway between South Willow to Tulip street,” Washburn wrote.
Additional work will include updated traffic signals, new crosswalks, improved pavement markings, and ground-mounted sign replacements. Existing sidewalk, pedestrian ramps and signals will also be updated as necessary to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Second Street bike lanes nixed
At the Liverpool Village Board of Trustees meeting on Oct. 21, Finney announced that the state DOT had dropped its plan for bicycle lanes on along Route 370, also known as Second Street. The DOT’s Route 370 renovation should begin in April 2025.
Meanwhile, the trustees – Melissa Cassidy, Rachel Ciotti, Matt Devendorf and Mike LaMontagne – hope to increase pedestrian safety by installing rapid response flashing beacons at several busy intersections.
The village board is considering using money from its annual grant from the state’s Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program (CHIPS) to purchase the flashing beacons which cost approximately $22,500 each.
Two of the intersections targeted by trustees are along Tulip Street, at the intersections of Fourth and Sixth streets.
Trucks ticketed: 15
Police Chief Jerry Unger reported via memo that his officers made 261 traffic stops and issued 236 citations for violations of the state’s vehicle and traffic laws in the month of September.
Officers stopped 15 tractor trailers in the village last month, and issued 20 local law traffic tickets for being overweight.
Seven accidents were investigated here last month. Officers made 33 residential checks and 168 business checks in September, while responding to a total of 619 incidents and calls for service, an average of 20.6 calls per day.
The LPD arrested 33 individuals last month on 41 criminal charges.
