Water channeling from a nearby hillside had traveled beneath both directions of the highway, creating a gap under the roadway, with recent storms worsening the situation.…
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Closure of a section of I-88 due to a sink hole, no-wake zone buoy installation, the anniversary of shopkeeper Judie Stone, and an upcoming chicken dinner at the Laurens American Legion are among the topics covered in today's news briefs.…
Interstate 88 between Exits 10 and 12, in both eastbound and westbound directions, is closed until further notice.…
According to a press release, to safely complete the installation, lane closures will be in effect at various times. Main Street East and Lettis Highway South will be closed during active work periods.…
Buzz Hesse, a local archaeologist, is on a mission. One day several years ago, he noticed a sign on Interstate Route 88, Exit 12 near Otego: “Mohawk Valley Region.” “Well, it’s totally wrong,” Hesse told AllOtsego. “It’s totally erroneous.”…
On September 2, the Village of Gilbertsville announced on Facebook that the village’s main bridge, the Meadowbrook Bridge on County Highway 4, would be shut down for safety concerns. That makes for the third closed bridge in the village of just over 300 people, as of the 2020 census.…
Motorists are urged to follow separate signed detours for cars and trucks. Find full detour maps at the Oneonta Roundabout project website, https://www.dot.ny.gov/oneontaroundabout.…
The New York State Department of Transportation is advising motorists that traffic along a portion of State Route 80 in the Town of Otsego - approximately four miles north of the Village of Cooperstown - in Otsego County will be reduced to one lane with alternating traffic controlled by temporary signals until further notice because of damage to the roadway sustained during last weekend’s severe weather.…
