Article: HOUSE OKS $3 MILLION FOR I-81 IMPROVEMENTS; THE CNY PROJECT IS PART OF A $275 BILLION HIGHWAY AND MASS TRANSIT MEASURE.(News)

Byline: Peter Lyman Washington bureau; The Associated Press contributed to this report

The federal government will provide $3 million for improvements to Interstate 81 between Hancock Airport and downtown Syracuse under the terms of a bill approved Friday by the House of Representatives.

The project is among thousands identified in the $275 billion, six-year highway and mass transit measure, which was passed by a vote of 357-65. It includes tens of millions of dollars for roadwork in Central New York.

Depending upon what happens in a House-Senate conference committee, the final bill also could include hundreds of millions of dollars for ...

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