Major roadway construction resumes

Delays expected as installation of Lenox Avenue-Broad Street signals continues.

ONEIDA, N.Y.>> Construction workers are back at it on Lenox Avenue.

Passersby will notice - aside from the construction flaggers and potential road delays - new traffic signals at the intersection of Broad Street and Lenox Avenue as part of the 365a reconstruction.

Last year, the 365A project was delayed as the state ran into some delays with their project as curb ramps had to be redesigned with ADA compliancy according to previous reports.

Originally scheduled to be completed in 2016, the 3.2-mile Department of Transportation reconstruction effort of Route 365A (also called LCpl. Jeremy Lasher Highway or Lenox Avenue) is receiving funding from both the federal and state levels.

The intent of this project, as per the official New York DOT website, is to “improve traffic flows, restore pavement, and modernize the signal systems at two intersections as well as ensure ADA compliance within the project limits.”

The two signal systems in question are at the intersections of Lenox and Broad street, as well as 365A and Route 5. Additional intentions of the project are to decrease the number of lanes from four to two between Willow Meadow Way and Stone Street, as well as to resurface pavement along the route. Sidewalks will also be renovated in accordance to the Americans with Disabilities Act regulations.

The project spans both Madison and Oneida counties.

The metropolitan plan- ning organization, or MPO, overseeing the planning and development of the project is Herkimer-Oneida Counties Transportation Study. According to the DOT, MPOs are required for transportation construction projects in residential areas surpassing populations of 50,000 residents and are responsible for ensuring that federally-aided projects such as this one are a result of a continuous, comprehensive and cooperative planning process.

The contract for the construction project was awarded on Sept. 4, 2015 and will cost a little more than $2.4 million. CFR Paving Incorporated out of Canastota is the contractor for the project.

JOHN BREWER - ONEIDA DAILY DISPATCH A worker installs a new traffic signal at the Lenox Avenue-Broad Street Avenue intersection on Thursday, April 28.

JOHN BREWER — ONEIDA DAILY DISPATCH Construction crews take advantage of mild weather as work on the 365a construction project resumes.