Closure & Detour InformationI-690 eastbound will be closed from the I-81 interchange to Teall Ave. from at Friday, October 26 at 9 a.m. to noon the following Monday afternoon.
The following on-ramps to I-690 eastbound will be closed:
- Geddes Street
- McBride Street
- Northbound I-81
- Southbound I-81
The West Street ramp to eastbound I-690 will remain open, but traffic will be immediately detoured off the highway to I-81 southbound.
In addition, North Crouse Avenue will be closed between Canal Street and Burnet Avenue until Monday, October 29.
Drivers on the Thruway will be advised to use exit 34A to southbound I-481 to westbound I-690 for access to downtown Syracuse.
Detour and closure details from the DOT:- The eastbound left lane of I-690 will be closed beginning near Geddes Street. All eastbound traffic on I-690 will be required to either exit at West Street (Exit 11) or West Genesee Street (Exit 12), or continue in a single lane to southbound I-81. Motorists on eastbound I-690 are advised to exit at West Genesee Street (Exit 12), as traffic in the I-81 & I-690 interchange is expected to be heavier than usual.
Signed detour route back to eastbound I-690 using West Genesee Street, Exit 12: Turn east (left) onto West Genesee Street and proceed easterly on West Genesee Street to James Street, turn right onto Oswego Boulevard then left onto Erie Boulevard before returning to eastbound I-690 at Teall Avenue (Exit 14).
- The northbound West Street ramp to eastbound I-690 will remain open; however this traffic will immediately be detoured in a single lane to southbound I-81, exiting at the Harrison Street off ramp (Exit 18), then west on Harrison Street, south on Townsend Street, east on Adams Street, north on Almond Street and then east along Erie Boulevard before returning to eastbound I-690 at Teall Avenue (Exit 14).
- The on-ramp from northbound I-81 to eastbound I-690 will be closed. All northbound I-81 traffic wanting to go east on I-690 will be required to exit at Adams Street (Exit 18) and proceed north on Almond Street, then east on Erie Boulevard before entering eastbound I-690 at Teall Avenue (Exit 14).
- The on-ramp from southbound I-81 to eastbound I-690 will be closed. All southbound I-81 traffic wanting to go east on I-690 will be required to exit at Clinton Street (Exit 19) and proceed south along Clinton Street, turn east (left) onto West Genesee Street and continue east along West Genesee Street to James Street, turn right onto Oswego Boulevard then left onto Erie Boulevard before entering eastbound I-690 at Teall Avenue (Exit 14).
- The right lane of the Almond Street on-ramp to northbound I-81 will be closed as part of the closure of the northbound I-81 ramp to eastbound I-690. Almond Street traffic wanting to get onto eastbound I-690 should continue north on Almond Street to Erie Boulevard travelling east before entering eastbound I-690 at Teall Avenue (Exit 14). The left lane of the Almond Street on-ramp will remain open for access to northbound I-81 and westbound I-690.
