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SYRACUSE â U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Tuesday stood before the Interstate 81 viaduct through downtown Syracuse and pledged his intention to rejuvenate the highway in a way that repairs the harm it has inflicted over the years.
Accompanied by New Yorkâs two senators, Majority Leader Charles Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Buttigieg met for about 25 minutes with Syracuse leaders about the I-81 project.
He urged local officials to continue pushing for jobs, economic development and racial equity as part of the project to reimagine the downtown highway.
âJobs, safety, prosperity (and) racial justice cannot be separated from transportation,â Buttigieg said during a news conference at the Syracuse Center of Excellence. âThatâs part of why weâre here. Every decision about transportation is necessarily a decision about justice.â