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If you are worried about getting to the mall during a major repaving project on Triphammer Road this summer, here is the scoop on what to expect.  Village of Lansing Mayor Donald Hartill says shoppers shouldn't expect too much disruption during the $815,000 project that will use 6020 tons of blacktop along the route within village borders that includes entrances to the Shops at Ithaca Mall, Triphammer Marketplace, the Cayuga Mall and countless businesses.  Hartill says he expects construction will begin around three months from now.

"Realistically it will take two to three weeks," he says.  "So it's not all summer.  What happens first is they'll plane the current surface off by roughly an inch and a half.  The big grinders, those don't fool around.  Then they will do what they have to do with respect to the drainage structures.  Then you repave it.  So it's a very fast process once you get started."

The project entails milling, and two inches of paving on Triphammer Road that will use a total of 6020 tons of blacktop, striping, synthetic imprint crosswalks made of recycled plastic, and miscellaneous repairs.  The project will replace 54,730 square yards of pavement.  An additional $12,500 is budgeted for new LED street lights that are expected to save ongoing electricity and maintenance costs.  Hartill says he anticipates the milling will be completed first, and then paving will commence a lane at a time.  he has told the Village Board of Trustees he plans to oversee the project carefully so it is completed as quickly as possible.

That portion of Triphammer Road is currently part of a state detour for wide vehicles while a bridge on East Shore Drive (NY Route 34) is being repaired.  But Hartill says that is not expected to impact the repaving project.


"I'm hoping that will be finished before we start," he says.  "But the detour is only for wide loads.  There are a small number of big trucks, but I haven't seen any increased traffic."

Hartill says the timing of the project depends on obtaining the most favorable contracts and the availability of the contractor.

"We'll obviously try to minimize any disruption as much as we can," he says.  "I would guess it will in the August time frame.  I certainly want to get it done before the students come back."

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