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The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) is advising motorists in Tompkins County of the following paving operations, scheduled to begin in early April, 2012:

Route 79 in the City of Ithaca: Beginning on April 2, Green Street (Route 79 Eastbound) and Seneca Street (Route 79 Westbound) will have their asphalt surfaces milled.  Work will begin on Green Street at the Meadow Street intersection and continue eastbound to Geneva Street.  Upon completion of the milling work on Green Street, it will resume on westbound Seneca Street back to the intersection of Meadow Street.

On or around April 16, paving operations will begin along Green and Seneca Streets.  Work will be accomplished using daily single lane closures.  Parking will be restricted along these streets during construction.  Pavement work on Green and Seneca Streets east of Cayuga Street will continue later this year.

Route 13, north of Ithaca:  On or around April 9, asphalt milling and paving work will begin on Route 13 between Hanshaw Road and the Ithaca north city line.  Traffic will be reduced to one lane in the direction of work.  This paving operation is expected to last for six weeks.

Work will be temporarily suspended on days surrounding the graduation weekends at Cornell University and Ithaca College.

The scheduled work shown above is subject to change due to adverse weather conditions or unforeseen logistical complications. For updated information on this project, travelers may dial 511, the NYSDOT 24 hour interactive telephone service or visit www.511ny.org

Motorists are reminded that fines are doubled for speeding in a work zone. In accordance with the Work Zone Safety Act of 2005, convictions of two or more speeding violations in a work zone could result in the suspension of an individual’s driver’s license.

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