SYRACUSE -- Shonnard Street will be closed (with the exception of local traffic) from approximately 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 1 as crews convert the 100, 200, 300 and 400 blocks of Shonnard Street (between West Street and Geddes Street) from a one-way to a two-way street.
Seymour Street will be closed (with the exception of local traffic) from approximately 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, July 2 as crews convert the 300, 400 and 500 blocks of Seymour Street (between Niagara Street and Geddes Street) from a one-way to a two-way street.
The Syracuse Common Council unanimously passed legislation authorizing these conversions on Monday, June 21.
The Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council (SMTC) conducted a study, completed in 2008, examining the impact of these changes. SMTC found that making these changes will have a traffic calming effect and will also allow parents and bus drivers to approach Seymour Elementary in such a way that students can enter and exit vehicles without crossing the street.
Crews will be installing signage, painting new street lines and activating signal heads to complete the conversions.
Information courtesy Syracuse City Hall
