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[QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 2962269, member: 405"]
This is a good map that shows how northbound traffic from 81 south of the City will be disbursed.  There won't just be one exit, or one street that will be overcrowded with traffic.
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In addition, people seem to be ignoring that the water table out by the former Oil City where the tunnel would be dug has a very shallow water table and it is salt water brine (remember, we're the Salt City).  The concentration of salt in the water is [U]six times[/U] that of ocean water.  Ocean water corroded the cement encasements for the massive steel tubes that contain the tunnel roadway in Boston's Big Dig.

This is a completely unrealistic alternative from an engineering perspective on the North Side to try to sustain Route 81 continuously through the City for the benefit of only 11,000 cars per day - which is roughly 1/3 the number who already use 481 at Rockcut Road to circumvent downtown.

The overall community grid development plan also calls for adding a 4th lane to 481 North, and 4th lanes in each direction at 690.  There is also a plan to enhance / enlarge the number of lanes on the Thruway.
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