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• The State of I-81
• The I-81 Projects
• The I-81 Process
• The Focus Areas
• Project Partners
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Three separate but integrated efforts to decide the future of I-81 in the region have been launched. Collectively, these three projects are being referred to as The I-81 Challenge.  The projects include:

• NYSDOT’s I-81 Corridor Study - a review of the highway’s existing conditions and issues and an analysis of potential options (including those suggested by the public) for the future of the corridor.

• The I-81 Public Participation Project - a public outreach and involvement effort, led by the Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council (SMTC), to give residents of the City of Syracuse and Onondaga County a place to learn about I-81 and voice their ideas about future options.

• The I-81 Travel Demand Modeling Project - a technical project in which the SMTC will use computer simulation to see how future options affect the transportation network.

A process has been developed that integrates these three projects, making sure that each is linked carefully and continuously with the others.