Paving work on I-390 starting this month between Avon and Henrietta
Paving on I-390 between Henrietta and Avon to begin in coming weeks to restore riding surface
From News Reports
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced that work has begun on a project totaling $32.2 million to restore the riding conditions and enhance safety along a key stretch of interstate in the Rochester-Finger Lakes region: I-390 from Route 5 and 20 (Exit 10) in Avon to the Thruway (Exit 12) in Henrietta.
The corridor serves as a link between Monroe County and Livingston County. Building back better means continuing to invest in modernizing and strengthening our roads so that regional economies across the state will have the necessary infrastructure to stay competitive, Gov. Cuomo said. The I-390 and I-490 corridors are critical to the Finger Lakes transportation network and these resurfacing projects will make the roads safer and more reliable as economic activity across New York continues t
Two Interstate Projects Commence in New York’s Finger Lakes Region
A view of Interstate 490 in Rochester, N.Y. Work has begun on a $9.7 million refurbishing project, with paving scheduled to begin this month. (gtatorpics09 via YouTube)
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently announced that work has begun on two interstate projects in the Finger Lakes region.
Named for its long, narrow lakes, the region lies primarily between Rochester and Syracuse. The projects are taking place along portions of interstates 390 and 490. These routes are major corridors for Monroe County, which encompasses Rochester.
I-390 is a north-south route that runs from Rochester to the juncture with I-86 in Avoca. I-490 is an auxiliary interstate, departing I-90 in Victor and rejoining the route in Le Roy. It passes through downtown Rochester.
May 10, 2021
That brought the seven-day average of new daily cases down to 198.
Seventy percent of the new cases are in people under 40. Forty-eight people are currently in intensive care.
More than 64,000 cases have been confirmed in the county since the pandemic began. 1,263 patients have died.
The Rochester-Finger Lakes region currently has the highest positivity rate in New York
Genesee County Economic Development Center
Samsung Electronics reportedly is considering an investment of as much as $17 billion to build a chip-making factory in Arizona, Texas or New York and that site in New York is said to be in Genesee County.
That’s according to sources quoted by the Wall Street Journal, who referred to a “large industrial campus” in Genesee County.
While the WSJ story was not specific, that would seem to indicate the potential site might be the 1,250 Western New York Science, Technology and Advanced Manufacturing Park (WNY STAMP) location in the Town of Alabama, which Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) has been marketing for some years now.