Roundabout Construction Nears Completion, Thru Traffic to Southside Resumes
By JULIA DelPOZZOSUNY Institute for Local NewsONEONTA
The roundabout construction project at the intersection of State Route 7 (Main Street), State Route 23 (James F. Lettis Highway), and Maple Street in downtown Oneonta is entering its final stages. Traffic in all but one direction had reopened as of the morning of Friday, November 21. Only the right turn ramp for travelers heading east on NY 7 remained closed. Crucially, access from downtown to the southside via Lettis Highway had resumed.
The New York State Department of Transportation officially lists mid-January 2026 as the intersection reconstruction’s estimated substantial completion date. NYSDOT spokesperson Daniel Scharfenberger told AllOtsego on November 19 that the project is “progressing on schedule.” His statement added that “remaining work—including sign and guide rail installation, lighting and striping—[is] expected to be complete by the end of the year.”
Days earlier, at the November 17 meeting of Oneonta’s Common Council, City Administrator Greg Mattice reported that construction was behind schedule and the intersection would not be fully opened to traffic for at least a couple weeks. Construction work had appeared to slow in early November.
