MDT has a resurfacing project on Amsterdam Road that will be constructed this summer. The work will include changing the current two-way left-turn lane to a left-turn lane dedicated to traffic turning left from Amsterdam Road onto Jackrabbit Lane. If all works well, this change could reduce the length of the backed-up traffic by as much as 50%.
The second project, which we hope will be constructed in 2011, will install a signal at the intersection of Amsterdam Road and the Interstate 90 eastbound off ramp. The project will also include the construction of a right-turn lane on Jackrabbit for traffic turning west onto Amsterdam Road. The signal will help traffic flow from the off ramp but may not do much for the congestion on Amsterdam Road. The right-turn lane will on Jackrabbit should reduce the evening congestion which occurs jackrabbit and the Interstate 90 westbound off ramp.
We are also planning to construct an onramp from Amsterdam Road that would be located next to the existing eastbound off ramp. MDT needs to get approval from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to be allowed an additional access point onto the Interstate. As you noted, this would do the most to relive the current congestion. However, even assuming we get FHWA approval, this project would not be constructed before 2012 and it is more likely it would not be completed before 2013.
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