The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-08
Travel Conditions
Are Improving
Socony Road Reports En-
cOuraging to Motorists

noting a marked improvement in
travelling conditions on projects
where traffic is maintained. Through
out New York, contractors and
state officials are doing everything
possible to minimize the delays and
other Inconvenience which are nee
essarily in evidence when roads must
be kept open to traffic during con-
struction operations.
u. S. 1-Larchmont to Rye, con-
crete construction; through traffic
should use Hutchinson river park
way route from New York city line
to Port Chester.
Route East Avor north to-
ward Rochester. closed for seven
miles with detour posted over coun-
ty roads to the west. Livonia to
Conesus closed for building of rail-
road overpass; poor to fair detour
posted along east bank of Conesus
Lake; project scheduled for COM
pletion in near future. Painted Post
northwest for six miles; grading for
concrete; little or no delay at pres
ent.
Route 3-Saranac Lake to Bloom
ingdale under construction; through
traffic advised to use other state
routes. Under construction and
closed from Mexico through Oswego
to Fairhaven; local traffic follows
good posted detours; through traffic
advised to follow good alternate
route from Mexico to Red Creek via
Palermo, Fulton and Hannibal.
u. s. 4-Concreting from Troy
south toward U. S. 9. Through traf-
fic advised to go via Albany.
Route 5-Concrete construction
for four miles between st Johns
Vile and Little Falls; traffic main
tanned but parallel route (5-S) on
able. Mycenae to Fayetteville, closed
with good detour posted to north
via Manlius Center. Lima to East
Avon, closed with good detour avail
able to south over Routes ga, 254
and 20: through traffic from SYRIA
cuse, Geneva or Canandaigua to
Niagara Falls advised 40 go via
Rochester or via Victor, Rush.
Scottsville. Caledonia and Batavia.
u. S. 6N - Construction work be-
tween Kingston and Stone Ridge;
detour over parallel route (213) ad-
vised.
Route 7-Schenectady to Duanes-
burg under construction and poor;
good detour posted over parallel
road to the east $3.50. Construc-
ton between Oneonta and Unadilla
completed. Belden to Port Crane,
constructions; through traffic to
Binghamton follows good posted de-
tour from Rainbridge through
Greene.
Route 8 - Six miles under con-
struction between Utica and Clay
Vile. Through traffic has option
of using good posted detour or tax
ing other state routes nearby.
II. S. 8 Hudson south, six miles
grading. largely over new align
ment; work now under way Is on
new sections and causes no serious
delay or other inconvenience: con-
editions good, New York city to Al
bany. Albany-M Montreal traffic
should go via Mechanicsville. Hud-
son Falls, Whitehall, Ticonderoga,
Westport Keesville and Plattsburg
to avoid 81 miles complete recon
struction on u. s. from Schroon
Lake Village to Underwood.
u. S. 9 w - Under construction
Marlboro to Highland; good posted
detour through Plattekill and Mo-
dena advised Under construction
north of Kingston with traffic being
routed over good parallel route to
the east (32). u. s. 9 on east bank
of Hudson River is faster route for
through traffic from New York city
to Albany.
Route 10 - South of town of
Topper Lake. five miles of grading,
largely over new right of way; traf-
fic maintained under fair to good
conditions.
u. S. II - Potsdam south for five
ORC
closed with detour posted via Ma
drid. Bridge construction at
Beaverton, IA miles north of SYRIA
cuse; good posted detour available
via Caughdenoy or ferry across gap
in main road; continuous ferry serv-
ice day and night at a charge OF 81
cent for car and party. Three miles
grading ands culvert work about
midway between Cortland and Mara
thon; one-way traffic with condi-
tions rough.
ton on eight mile section extending
from Cape Vincent east toward Wa
tertown; fair to good detours avail
able for local traffic; through traf-
fic should go from Cape Vincent to
WATERFOWL via River View and
Chaumont.
Route - Grading under way
over six mile section extending west
and south from Lowville; traffic
maintained but alternate routes are
preferable. Boonville to Alder
Creek, five miles under construction;
traffic Is maintained but conditions
are poor and other state routes arc
advised. Albany Watertown traffic
advised to go via Amsterdam. Little
Falls, Utica, Rome and West Low
Vile.
-13-Construction at points
north and south of Dryden and in
village of Dryden; through traffic
Cortland to Ithaca avoids work by
taking slightly longer alternate
route through Groton and Freeville.
Slight delay at short section OF
work east of Varna. Construction
at several points between Ithaca and
Horesheads; through traffic advised
to go via Mecklenburg, odessa and
Montour Falls.
Route 16-Buffalo to East Aurora.
widening and resurfacing; through
traffic advised to go via Orchard
Park.
Route II - Middletown to Mon
ticello, under construction at several
points; traffic maintained under
poor to good conditions; poor north
and south of Bloomingburg, with
good optional route via Bulliville to
avoid work south of town. Through
traffic is advised to avoid entire
project by psing routes through
Port Jervis. Deposit to Bingham
ton, under construction for about 8
miles west from Deposit and between
Windsor and West Windsor; traffic
maintained under fair to good con-
ditions. Traffic from Metropolitan
New York area to Binghamton adj
vised to go voa Delaware Water
Gap or Milford and Carbonate, Pa.
Owego to Tioga Center, under con-
struction for about Z miles; condi-
tions poor; optional route over
gravel and macadam road on south
side Of Susquehanna river via Louns-
berry and Smithboro Toll (25c)
n,.id ra aduised Wayerlv To LOW