Betsy Parmley

Hansen Quality Printing has operated on Burnet Ave. and N. McBride in the shadow of I-690 for 40 years.

The owner of CNY Uniforms Plus says customers have had difficulty accessing his storefront on Lodi and Burnet.

NYS DOT leaders say they meet with contractors regularly to keep trucks on the proper routes and send water trucks and sweepers to keep the dust down.

DOT officials call Contract Four a "preparatory contract" to accommodate new traffic patterns when the I-81 viaduct is removed and replaced with Business Loop 81. An open house is being held Thursday.

Neighbors along highway might notice traffic noise getting quieter.

Construction is well underway on the northern and southern interchanges with I-481.