Exit 6 closed this weekend
We admit it: we like to say "SPUI."
Just a reminder that Exit 6 on the Northway in Latham will be closed this weekend for construction on the SPUI. The ramps to/from I-87 are scheduled to close at 10 pm Friday night and open back up at 6 am Monday. There will also be lane closures on Route 7.
In other words: avoid, if you can. Here's a list of detours.
This weekend's work on the SPUI "marks a major milestone in the project and the approximate halfway point in this year's work," according to the state Department of Transportation. Barring any "unforeseen issues," the agency is projecting the interchanged will be open in the new Single Point Urban Interchange configuration "sometime in October 2010." The whole project is scheduled to be finished in 2011. Total cost: $41.9 million.
Oh, yeah: Not only does Exit 6 have its own website (Exit6.org) -- it's also a check-in location on Foursquare: Exit 6 Cluster F*ck. (Ouch.) The mayor is Jerry (@derryX).
Earlier on AOA:
+ Talkin' about SPUIs
+ It's pronounced "spoo-ee"
image: NYSDOT
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Credit goes to John Jordan (http://www.twitter.com/john_jordan) for creating the foursquare location. I just check in there...
... said derryX on Jun 4, 2010 at 12:02 PM | link
$41.9 million! Are you serious? WTF?
... said Cato on Jun 4, 2010 at 8:48 PM | link