Editing Interstate 481 (section)

==Future==
As part of the demolition and replacement of I-81 through [[Downtown Syracuse]], I-481 will be redesignated as I-81, while the current route of I-81 will be redesignated as I-81 Business (I-81 Bus). As part of the project, both interchanges between I-81 and I-481 will be reconstructed. The ramps would be expanded to carry more traffic to account for the increased traffic. Also as part of the project, I-481 would be expanded to three lanes each way between exits&nbsp;89 (I-690) and 90 (Kirkville Road); to three lanes northbound between exits&nbsp;90 and 91 (I-90); and to three lanes southbound between exits&nbsp;96 (I-81) and 95 (Northern Boulevard). Construction  started in may 2022  and take five years to complete.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lohmann|first=Patrick|title=Exclusive: New York selects 'community grid' alternative for I-81 in Syracuse|work=Syracuse.com|date=April 22, 2019|url=https://www.syracuse.com/news/2019/04/exclusive-new-york-selects-community-grid-alternative-for-i-81.html|access-date=April 22, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.syracuse.com/news/2019/04/i-81-timeline-community-grid-will-take-5-years-of-construction-ny-says.html|title=I-81 timeline: Community grid will take 5 years of construction, NY says|last=McMahon|first=Julie|date=April 22, 2019|website= Syracuse.com |language=en|access-date=October 10, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cnycentral.com/news/local/i-81-timeline-what-happens-next|title=I-81 Timeline: What happens next?|last=CNYCentral|date=April 23, 2019|website= CNYCentral |publisher = WSTM-TV |access-date=October 10, 2019}}</ref> However, in May 2021, Governor [[Andrew Cuomo]] announced the project would not commence until the following year. At this time, the New York state government allocated $800&nbsp;million to the "community grid" plan.<ref name="Weaver 2021">{{cite web | last=Weaver | first=Teri | title=Syracuse's I-81 project gets $800M in NY budget, with latest plan coming this summer | website=syracuse | date=2021-04-09 | url=https://www.syracuse.com/state/2021/04/syracuses-i-81-project-gets-800m-in-ny-budget-with-latest-plan-coming-this-summer.html | access-date=2021-05-28}}</ref> In preparation for the reconstruction/relocation of I-81 around Syracuse, the [[American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials]] (AASHTO), at its annual Spring Meeting in May 2021, conditionally approved the [[New York State Department of Transportation]] (NYSDOT)'s application to reroute I-81 over I-481 around the east side of Syracuse and redesignate I-81 through Syracuse as I-81 Bus, pending concurrence from the [[Federal Highway Administration]] (FHWA). The I-481 designation will be eliminated once these route changes have been completed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Route Number Applications |url=https://route.transportation.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2021/08/USRN-Applications_Compiled_2021.pdf |access-date=September 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420073753/https://route.transportation.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2021/08/USRN-Applications_Compiled_2021.pdf |archive-date=2023-04-20 |publisher=[[American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials]]}}</ref>