transportation

New York State Department of Transportation officials warn drivers of slowdowns on Interstate 81, northbound and southbound, Sept. 4 thru early October. The weekday ‘rolling slowdowns’ will be just south of downtown Syracuse

Syracuse gas prices jumped an average of 6-cents-a-gallon in the past week, in Gas Buddy.com reports. Analysts say this spike shouldn’t last, if hurricanes are mild in oil refinery states.

A new law passed unanimously by the Syracuse Common Council creates a violation and fine for parking and blocking a bike lane. Advocates say it's for safety, bicyclists won't be forced into traffic.

A bill that has passed both the state senate and assembly will give Onondaga County drivers free tolls on the thruway for local travel. Drivers avoid congestion as I-81 construction intensifies.

More people are driving and buying electric vehicles, EVs. But threats to federal support for EV manufacturers and their batteries could keep the US behind other countries such as China in the market.

Traffic fatalities in the state jumped more than 25% between 2019 and 2022, despite drivers logging fewer miles, according to a report from New York Comptroller

Catch up on all the week's news with the WAER News Round-up.

VEO surveyed 500 customers in Syracuse who indicate the additional transportation option is decreasing their vehicle usage.

After U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer's call for railway safety in New York, one expert believes that rail companies have little incentive to listen.

Syracuse, Albany, Binghamton, and Buffalo's airports will receive a total of $25 million of federal funding for renovations through the Bipartisan Infrastructure and Jobs Law.