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MDT has a
resurfacing project on Amsterdam Road that will be constructed this
summer. The work will include changing the current two-way left-turn lane
to a left-turn lane dedicated to traffic turning left from Amsterdam Road onto
Jackrabbit Lane. If all works well, this change could reduce the length
of the backed-up traffic by as much as 50%.
The second
project, which we hope will be constructed in 2011, will install a signal at
the intersection of Amsterdam Road and the Interstate 90 eastbound off
ramp. The project will also include the construction of a right-turn lane
on Jackrabbit for traffic turning west onto Amsterdam Road. The signal
will help traffic flow from the off ramp but may not do much for the congestion
on Amsterdam Road. The right-turn lane will on Jackrabbit should reduce
the evening congestion which occurs jackrabbit and the Interstate 90 westbound
off ramp.
We are also
planning to construct an onramp from Amsterdam Road that would be located next
to the existing eastbound off ramp. MDT needs to get approval from the
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to be allowed an additional access point
onto the Interstate. As you noted, this would do the most to relive the
current congestion. However, even assuming we get FHWA approval, this
project would not be constructed before 2012 and it is more likely it would not
be completed before 2013.