The New York State Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting tomorrow night at 6:30 regarding planned construction projects in 2015 for the Village of Owego and Town of Owego. The meeting will be held at Tioga Opportunities, at 9 Sheldon Guile Boulevard. Doors will open at 6:15 with a presentation to be given at 6:30.
A number of projects are planned for the Owego area to be constructed in 2015 that will effect traffic. A pavement improvement project on Route 96 from Brown’s Lane in the Village of Owego to south of the Route 38 intersection in the Town of Owego is scheduled to begin in July and conclude in October. A second project is planned for Route 96 under the Norfolk Southern Railroad viaduct, between Fox Street and East Avenue/West Avenue in the Village of Owego, beginning in August with completion scheduled in November.
Also, there will be changes to the pavement markings at Route 96 and Main Street in the Village of Owego to improve mobility for large vehicles through the intersection.
A project is also planned to upgrade pedestrian signals at various locations…Route 96 in the Village, at the intersections at Temple Street, East Avenue/West Avenue, and Talcott Street…and Route 17C in the Town, at the driveway to TOPS Plaza/Treadway Inn and at Hickories Park Road.
At Route 96 and Fox Street in the Village, the overhead traffic signals will be replaced, in addition to the upgraded pedestrian signals.
