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{{Short description|Highway in New York}} |
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| map_notes = Map of New York with I-787 highlighted in red, and exits maintained as reference routes in blue |
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|length_mi=9.55 |
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| length_mi = 9.55 |
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| length_ref = <ref>{{cite web |last=Starks |first=Edward |date=January 27, 2022 |title=Table 2: Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways |url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/interstate_highway_system/routefinder/table02.cfm |access-date=September 5, 2022 |work=FHWA Route Log and Finder List |publisher=[[Federal Highway Administration]]}}</ref> |
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| established = mid-1960s<ref name="1965map" /><ref name="1968map" /> |
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|length_notes=Length to NY 7 in [[Green Island, New York|Green Island]]. |
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| spur_type = I |
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|year_established=1970s<ref name="1965map" /><ref name="1971map" /> |
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| spur_of = 87 |
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|direction_a=South |
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| direction_a = South |
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|terminus_a={{jct|state=NY|I|87|NYST}} in [[Albany, New York|Albany]] |
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| terminus_a = {{plainlist|*{{jct|state=NY|I|87|NYST||US|9W}} in [[Albany, New York|Albany]]}} |
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*{{Jct|state=NY|US|9|US|20|NY|5}} / [[South Mall Arterial]] in Albany |
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*{{jct|state=NY|I|90}} in Albany |
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'''Interstate 787''' (abbreviated '''I-787''') is an [[auxiliary Interstate Highway]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New York]]. I-787 is the main highway for those traveling into and out of downtown [[Albany, New York|Albany]]. As I-87 does not have a direct exit in the city of Albany, I-787 serves as the most direct route between Albany and points south on I-87. The southern terminus is at the [[Interstate 87]]/[[New York State Thruway]] exit 23 [[toll plaza]] southwest of downtown [[Albany, New York|Albany]]. The northern terminus of the route is unclear, with some sources placing the terminus at 8th Street in [[Troy, New York|Troy]], creating an overlap with [[New York State Route 7]] between [[Green Island, New York|Green Island]] and Troy. Other documents show I-787 as terminating at its interchange with NY 7 and [[New York State Route 787|NY 787]] in Green Island. Regardless, the route is {{convert|10.16|mi|km|2}} long if extended to Troy, or {{convert|9.55|mi|km|2}} excluding the NY 7 overlap. Any concurrency that exists between NY 7 and I-787 is unsigned. |
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| terminus_b = {{jct|state=NY|NY|7|NY|787}} in [[Green Island, New York|Green Island]] |
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| counties = [[Albany County, New York|Albany]] |
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| previous_route = 781 |
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'''Interstate 787''' ('''I-787''') is an [[auxiliary Interstate Highway]] in the [[US state]] of [[New York (state)|New York]]. I-787 is the main highway for those traveling into and out of downtown [[Albany, New York|Albany]]. The southern terminus is, per New York traffic data, at [[New York State Thruway]] ([[Interstate 87 (New York)|I-87]]) exit 23 southwest of downtown Albany. However, current signage indicates the terminus as along I-787's ramp to [[U.S. Route 9W in New York|US Route 9W]] (US 9W). The northern terminus of the route is unclear, with some sources placing the terminus at 8th Street in [[Troy, New York|Troy]], creating an overlap with [[New York State Route 7]] (NY 7) between [[Green Island, New York|Green Island]] and Troy. Other documents show I-787 as terminating at its interchange with NY 7 and [[New York State Route 787|NY 787]] in the town of [[Colonie, New York|Colonie]]. Regardless, the route is {{convert|10.16|mi|km}} long if extended to Troy, or {{convert|9.55|mi|km}} excluding the unsigned NY 7 overlap. |
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North of NY |
North of NY 7, I-787 continues north as NY 787 to the city of [[Cohoes, New York|Cohoes]]. |
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==Route description== |
==Route description== |
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[[File:2021-09-28 10 42 27 View north along Interstate 787 at Exit 1 (U.S. Route 9W-Southern Boulevard) in Albany, Albany County, New York.jpg|thumb|left|View northbound along I-787 at exit 1]] |
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[[Image:I787US9Split.jpg|thumb|left|I-787 shares a brief concurrency with US 9 between Exits 3 & 4.]] |
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I-787 officially begins at the [[toll barrier]] for I-87/Thruway exit |
I-787 officially begins at the [[U.S. Route 9W|US 9W]] exit (formerly a [[toll barrier]] for I-87/Thruway exit 23); however, a short {{convert|0.57|mi|km|adj=on}} spur between US 9W and the interchange connecting I-787 to the Thruway, designated as '''New York State Route 912S''' ('''NY 912S'''), an unsigned [[reference route (New York)|reference route]], is signed as I-787.<ref name="2008tdr">{{cite web|url=https://www.dot.ny.gov/divisions/engineering/technical-services/hds-respository/Traffic%20Data%20Report%202008.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927022429/https://www.dot.ny.gov/divisions/engineering/technical-services/hds-respository/Traffic%20Data%20Report%202008.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 27, 2012 |title=2008 Traffic Data Report for New York State |date=June 16, 2009 |pages=323, 342–343 |publisher=[[New York State Department of Transportation]] |access-date=January 27, 2010 }}</ref><ref name="ne" /> At the east end of the interchange (exit 1) with I-87, I-787 northbound merges with NY 912S, progressing due east for a short distance before curving to the northeast ahead of the [[Delaware and Hudson Railway]] mainline near exit 2 ([[New York State Route 32|NY 32]]). Past NY 32, I-787 parallels the [[Hudson River]] as it heads northward into the heart of downtown Albany, featuring a pair of exits with [[U.S. Route 9 in New York|US 9]] and [[U.S. Route 20 in New York|US 20]] at a massive interchange southeast of the [[Empire State Plaza]] on the west bank of the Hudson. |
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North of downtown Albany, I-787 interchanges with [[Interstate 90 |
North of downtown Albany, I-787 interchanges with [[Interstate 90 in New York|I-90]] at exit 5 prior to crossing into [[Menands, New York|Menands]] and meeting NY 32 once more at exit 6 by way of a [[trumpet interchange]]. The ramp from the trumpet to NY 32, a {{convert|0.28|mi|km|-long|adj=mid}} roadway, is designated as unsigned NY 913T.<ref name="2008tdr" /> Farther north in Menands, I-787 intersects [[New York State Route 378|NY 378]] (exit 7) by way of a partial [[cloverleaf interchange]]. In [[Watervliet, New York|Watervliet]], I-787 has one interchange with 23rd Street (exit 8) before reaching another partial cloverleaf interchange with NY 7 and NY 787 (exit 9) in Green Island. |
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[[File:I787US9Split.jpg|thumb|right|I-787 southbound at exit 4B (US 9 north)]] |
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I-787's alignment after exit 9 is unclear. Appendix E of the 2008 [[New York State Department of Transportation]] (NYSDOT) Traffic Data Report places the terminus at 8th Street in Troy, creating an [[Concurrency (road)|overlap]] with [[New York State Route 7|NY 7]] across the Hudson River via the [[Collar City Bridge]].<ref name="2008tdr" /> Additionally, there are shields for I-787 on the Collar City Bridge east of the Hudson River, and the bridge’s roadway uses I-787 reference markers instead of NY 7. Other sources, including the [[National Highway System (United States)|National Highway System]] map of Albany published by the [[Federal Highway Administration]] (FHWA) and NYSDOT's official description of signed routes in New York State, identifies the terminus as the NY 7/[[New York State Route 787|NY 787]] interchange near Green Island.<ref>{{cite map |url=http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/hep10/nhs/maps/ny/albany_ny.pdf |title=National Highway System - Albany, NY |year=2003 |access-date=August 22, 2007 |publisher=[[Federal Highway Administration]] |format=PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411031917/http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/hep10/nhs/maps/ny/albany_ny.pdf |archive-date=April 11, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.dot.ny.gov/divisions/operating/oom/transportation-systems/repository/2017%20tour-bk.pdf |title=Official Description of Highway Touring Routes, Bicycling Touring Routes, Scenic Byways, & Commemorative/Memorial Designations in New York State |author=New York State Department of Transportation |author-link=New York State Department of Transportation |date=January 2017 |access-date=January 9, 2017}}</ref> Contemporary maps of the Albany area also lack I-787 shields on the Collar City Bridge, signing the roadway only as NY 7.<ref>{{cite map |publisher=Rand McNally and Company |title=The Road Atlas 2007 |scale=13/16" = 3 miles |page=69 |section=SH5 |isbn=0-528-95824-0}}</ref><ref>{{cite map |publisher=[[American Map]] |title=New York |year=2007 |scale=1" = 3 miles |section=V9 |isbn=0-8416-5418-2}}</ref> |
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According to NYSDOT traffic counts, I-787 is {{convert|10.16|mi|km}} long; by limiting I-787 to the section between the Thruway and NY 7, the length is reduced to {{convert|9.55|mi|km}}.<ref name="2008tdr" /> |
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===Northern terminus=== |
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[[File:787Troy.JPG|thumb|Collar City Bridge traveling West]] |
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The northern terminus of I-787 is unclear. Appendix E of the 2006 [[NYSDOT]] Traffic Data Report places the terminus at 8th Street in Troy, creating an [[overlap (road)|overlap]] with [[New York State Route 7]] across the [[Hudson River]] via the [[Collar City Bridge]].<ref name="dot">{{cite web|url=https://www.nysdot.gov/portal/page/portal/divisions/engineering/technical-services/hds-respository/tvr427thru908f.pdf|title=Traffic Data Report - NY 427 to NY 908F|format=PDF|publisher=[[NYSDOT]]|date=2007-07-16|accessdate=2007-08-22}}</ref> Other sources, including the [[Federal Highway Administration|FHWA]] [[National Highway System (United States)|National Highway System]] map of Albany and the official description of signed routes in New York State, identifies the terminus as the NY 7/[[New York State Route 787|NY 787]] interchange in Green Island.<ref>{{cite map|url=http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/hep10/nhs/maps/ny/albany_ny.pdf|title=National Highway System - Albany, NY|year=2003|accessdate=2007-08-22|publisher=[[Federal Highway Administration|FHWA]]|format=PDF}}</ref><ref name="dotdes">{{cite web|url=https://www.nysdot.gov/portal/page/portal/divisions/operating/oom/transportation-systems/repository/tour_route_0.pdf|title=Official Description of Highway Touring Routes, Scenic Byways, & Bicycle Routes in New York State|publisher=[[NYSDOT]]|accessdate=2007-08-22|month=October | year=2004|format=PDF}}</ref> Contemporary maps of the Albany area also lack I-787 shields on the Collar City Bridge, signing the roadway only as NY 7.<ref>{{cite map|publisher=[[Rand McNally]]|title=The Road Atlas 2007|cartography=[[Rand McNally]]|scale=13/16" = 3 miles|page=69|section=SH5|isbn=0-528-95824-0}}</ref><ref>{{cite map|publisher=[[American Map]]|title=New York|year=2007|cartography=[[American Map]]|scale=1" = 3 miles|section=V9|isbn=0-8416-5418-2}}</ref> In reality, there is generally no signage on NY 7 that would indicate a concurrency between NY 7 and I-787; however, two I-787 shields do exist along NY 7. The first is located on a ramp onto the [[Collar City Bridge]] east of the [[Hudson River]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gribblenation.net/nyroutes/mp/787_007.htm|title=New York Routes - I-787/NY 7 overlap|accessdate=2007-08-22}}</ref> The second is on the westbound side of the bridge. |
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According to the NYSDOT traffic counts, I-787 is {{convert|10.16|mi|km|2}} long; by limiting I-787 to the section between the Thruway and NY 7, the length is reduced to {{convert|9.55|mi|km|2}}.<ref name="dot" /> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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[[File:787Troy.JPG|thumb|left|[[Collar City Bridge]] traveling west (south on I-787)]] |
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In 1965, what became I-787 was under construction near its southern terminus and marked as proposed along the remainder of its future alignment. The Collar City Bridge was included as part of the proposed route.<ref name="1965map">{{cite map|publisher=[[Rand McNally]]|title=New York|year=1965|cartography=[[Rand McNally]]}}</ref> By 1971, the expressway, signed as I-787, was complete and open to traffic between I-87 and Vine Street (near modern exit 2) as well as between I-90 and NY 378. The missing segments from 1965, with the exception of the Collar City Bridge, remained shown as proposed.<ref name="1971map">{{cite map|publisher=[[Humble Oil & Refining Company]]|title=New York|year=1971|cartography=[[General Drafting]]}}</ref> By 1973, all of I-787 had been completed north to 23rd Street.<ref name="1973map">{{cite map|publisher=[[Standard Oil]]|title=Northeastern United States With Interstate Strip Maps|year=1973|edition=1973-74|cartography=[[Universal Printing Company]]}}</ref> Within three years time, the remainder of modern I-787 and the southern extent of NY 787, including all the ramps for modern exit 9, was completed. However, at the time, the NY 7 interchange did not connect to any roads on either end.<ref>[http://terraserver.microsoft.com/ImageInfo.aspx?T=2&S=12&Z=18&X=758&Y=5916 USGS Topographic Map - Watervliet, New York]. Drawn 1971; revised 1978 using data from 1976. Accessed on [[2007-08-22]].</ref> |
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Construction began in the early 1960s on the first segment of I-787 from [[Interstate 87 (New York)|I-87]] to Bassett Street.<ref>{{cite map |title=New York and Metropolitan New York |publisher=[[Sinclair Oil Corporation]] |year=1962 |cartography=Rand McNally and Company}}</ref><ref>{{cite map |title=New York and Metropolitan New York |publisher=Sinclair Oil Corporation |year=1964 |cartography=Rand McNally and Company}}</ref> It was completed and opened to traffic in the mid-1960s. By 1968, construction had begun on the remainder of I-787 south of [[Watervliet, New York|Watervliet]].<ref name="1965map">{{cite map |publisher=[[Rand McNally and Company]] |title=New York |year=1965}}</ref><ref name="1968map">{{cite map |title=New York |publisher=[[Esso]] |year=1968 |edition=1969–70 |cartography=[[General Drafting]]}}</ref> The portion of the highway between [[Interstate 90 in New York|I-90]] and [[New York State Route 378|NY 378]] was completed by 1971;<ref name="1971map">{{cite map |publisher=[[Humble Oil & Refining Company]] |title=New York |year=1971 |cartography=General Drafting}}</ref> the rest of I-787 south of 23rd Street in Watervliet was built and open to traffic by 1973.<ref name="1973map">{{cite map|publisher=[[Standard Oil]]|title=Northeastern United States With Interstate Strip Maps|year=1973|edition=1973–74|cartography=[[Universal Printing Company]]}}</ref> The ramps from the [[South Mall Arterial]] were opened in 1974.<ref>{{cite news |title=Road Ramps Opening in Albany Today |newspaper=Schenectady Gazette |date=April 30, 1974 |access-date= March 10, 2010 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YmMtAAAAIBAJ&dq=interstate%20787&pg=3975%2C3615599 |page=9}}</ref> An extension of the freeway north to Arch Street near [[Green Island, New York|Green Island]] was completed by 1977.<ref>{{cite map |title=New York |publisher=[[Exxon]] |year=1977 |edition=1977–78 |cartography=General Drafting}}</ref> By 1980, the majority of modern exit 9 was completed even though the [[Collar City Bridge]] and the "[[Alternate Route 7]]" freeway had yet to be constructed.<ref name="troy south topo">{{cite map |url=http://gis.ny.gov/gisdata/quads/drg24/usgspreview/index.cfm?code=o42073f6 |title=Troy South Quadrangle – New York |publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]] |series=7.5 Minute Series (Topographic) |year=1980 |scale=1:24,000 |access-date=January 27, 2010 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065316/http://gis.ny.gov/gisdata/quads/drg24/usgspreview/index.cfm?code=o42073f6 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Collar City Bridge over the [[Hudson River]] was built in 1981, connecting the preexisting ramps at exit 9 to downtown [[Troy, New York|Troy]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Structure 1070869 |author=Federal Highway Administration |work=[[National Bridge Inventory]] |publisher=[[United States Department of Transportation]] |year=2008}}</ref> |
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When I-787 was first planned, its northern terminus was at [[U.S. Route 4 in New York|US 4]] in Troy. On January 1, 1970, the I-787 designation was truncated westward to what is now exit 9 near Green Island while the then-proposed Collar City Bridge became (albeit on paper) part of [[Interstate 88 (New York)|I-88]], a new highway extending from [[Binghamton, New York|Binghamton]] to Troy by way of the [[Susquehanna Expressway]] and Alternate Route 7.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.greaternyroads.info/pdfs/state70.pdf |title=Official Description of Touring Routes in New York State |date=January 1, 1970 |author=State of New York Department of Transportation |author-link=State of New York Department of Transportation |access-date=January 27, 2010}}</ref> The extension of I-88 never materialized as Alternate Route 7 ended up becoming a realignment of NY 7 when it was completed in the 1980s.<ref>{{cite map |publisher=Rand McNally and Company |title=New York |year=1985 |isbn=0-528-91040-X}}</ref><ref>{{cite map |publisher=[[DeLorme Mapping]] |title=Upstate New York City Street Maps |edition=1st |year=1990 |cartography=DeLorme Mapping |scale=1" = 1/2 mile |page=39 |section=D1 |isbn=0-89933-300-1}}</ref> |
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In 1981, the Collar City Bridge, stretching from exit 9 east across the Hudson to Troy, was built.<ref name="NBI">[[National Bridge Inventory]], a database compiled by the [[United States Department of Transportation]] [[Federal Highway Administration]], available at www.nationalbridges.com. Accessed [[2007-08-22]].</ref> By 1985, the right-of-way of I-787 (now NY 787) was extended north from Green Island to the intersection of NY 32 and Tibbits Avenue near the Watervliet city line. The NY 7 freeway west of Green Island, marked as NY 7 Alternate, was under construction.<ref name="1985map">{{cite map |publisher=[[Rand McNally]] |title=New York |year=1985 |isbn=0-528-91040-X}}</ref> In 1986, NY 7 "Alternate" opened, becoming part of a realigned NY 7.<ref name="NBI" /> With the opening of the freeway, the layout of exit 9, as well as the remainder of modern I-787, was complete. |
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[[File:I-787Exit3Shift.JPG|thumb|right|Northbound ramp that slipped off its supports, supported by temporary tower]] |
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In 2005, an elevated section of the northbound exit 3 [[offramp]] slipped off its supports, causing temporary closure of the ramp and causing disruption of the flow of traffic into the [[Empire State Plaza]]. The ramp connects I-787 with the South Mall Arterial. Initially, most roads and ramps near or under the elevated highway were closed, but, once temporary piers were in place, most roads reopened. A detour was set up to allow northbound traffic to enter the plaza, but it required crossing the [[Hudson River]] over the [[Dunn Memorial Bridge]] and traveling through the city of [[Rensselaer, New York|Rensselaer]] to get back on the bridge, allowing access into the plaza.<ref>{{cite news |title=A slow road to ramp repairs |last=Woodruff |first=Cathy |newspaper=[[Times Union (Albany)|Times Union]] |location=[[Albany, New York|Albany, NY]] |date=August 2, 2005 |page=A1 |url=http://archives.timesunion.com/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=6350175 |access-date=March 17, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090506002136/http://archives.timesunion.com/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=6350175 |archive-date=May 6, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The slip caused the south end of a simple span of the overpass to drop about {{convert|2|ft|m|spell=in}}. The pier stands {{convert|80|ft|m}} tall at the slippage point. Nobody was seriously injured by the slipped ramp.<ref name="slip">{{cite news |title='Good' ramp goes bad |last=Nearing |first=Brian |newspaper=Times Union |location=Albany, NY |page=A1 |url=http://archives.timesunion.com/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=6349651 |date=July 29, 2005 |access-date=March 17, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090506002129/http://archives.timesunion.com/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=6349651 |archive-date=May 6, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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===Support slip=== |
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[[Image:I-787Exit3Shift.JPG|thumb|Northbound ramp that slipped off its supports, supported by temporary tower]] |
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In March 2018, New York Governor [[Andrew Cuomo]] announced that his administration had awarded $3.1 million (equivalent to ${{Formatprice|{{inflation|US-GDP|3100000|2018}}}} in {{Inflation/year|index=US-GDP}}{{Inflation/fn|index=US-GDP}}) toward the conversion of a little-used I-787 exit ramp into a park called the Albany Skyway. The park, which connects downtown Albany to the Hudson River waterfront, opened on April 29, 2022.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Let-s-take-a-walk-Albany-s-Skyway-opens-to-17138748.php | title=Let's take a walk: Albany's Skyway opens to fanfare | date=April 30, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Cuomo-announces-3-1-million-for-Albany-Skyway-12729227.php|title=Cuomo announces $3.1 million for Albany Skyway park|date=March 5, 2018|website=Times Union}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesunion.com/business/article/Fix-or-replace-Reconstructing-787-would-cost-12753743.php|title=Study identifies what to do, and not do, with 787|date=March 14, 2018|website=Times Union}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Governor Cuomo Announces Construction on the Albany Skyway to Begin This Month|url=https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-announces-construction-albany-skyway-begin-month|access-date=2021-07-27|website=www.governor.ny.gov|language=en|archive-date=July 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727022420/https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-announces-construction-albany-skyway-begin-month|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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In 2005, an elevated section of the northbound Exit 3 [[off ramp]] slipped off its supports, causing temporary closure of the ramp and causing disruption of the flow of traffic into the [[Empire State Plaza]]. The ramp connects I-787 with the [[South Mall Arterial]]. Initially, most roads and ramps near or under the elevated highway were closed, but once temporary piers were in place, most roads reopened. A detour was set up to allow northbound traffic to enter the Plaza, but it required crossing the [[Hudson River]] over the [[Dunn Memorial Bridge]] and traveling through the city of [[Rensselaer, New York|Rensselaer]] to get back on the bridge, allowing access into the Plaza.<ref>{{cite news |title=A slow road to ramp repairs |last=Woodruff |first=Cathy |publisher=[[Times Union (Albany)]] |date=[[2005-08-02]] |pages=A1 |url=http://archives.timesunion.com/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=6350175 |accessdate=[[2009-03-17]]}}</ref> The slip caused the south end of a simple span of the overpass to drop about {{convert|2|ft|m|1}}. The pier stands {{convert|80|ft|m|1}} tall at the slippage point.<ref name = slip>{{cite news |title=`Good' ramp goes bad |last=Nearing |first=Brian |publisher=[[Times Union (Albany)]] |pages=A1 |url=http://archives.timesunion.com/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=6349651 |date=[[2005-07-29]] |accessdate=[[2009-03-17]]}}</ref> Nobody was hurt, but the woman that discovered the drop was shaken.<ref name = slip/> |
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The Regional Economic Development Council initiated the Albany Skyway project with a $350,000 (equivalent to ${{Formatprice|{{inflation|US-GDP|350000|2016|r=-3}}}} in {{Inflation/year|index=US-GDP}}{{Inflation/fn|index=US-GDP}}) grant in 2016.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Hughes|first=Steve|date=2021-03-17|title=Construction of Albany's elevated Skyway park starts this month|url=https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Skyway-construction-to-start-this-month-16032381.php|access-date=2021-10-28|website=Times Union|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|date=2021-10-19|title=Finding a Creative Way Around a Bad Highway|language=en|work=Bloomberg.com|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-19/by-water-and-air-albany-seeks-to-bypass-a-bad-highway|access-date=2021-10-28}}</ref> With funding from federal grants, city revitalization funds, and a $3.1-million (equivalent to ${{Formatprice|{{inflation|US-GDP|3100000|2018}}}} in {{Inflation/year|index=US-GDP}}{{Inflation/fn|index=US-GDP}}) NYSDOT award, the city enacted a plan to deconstruct parts of I-787 and create a multiuse design.<ref name=":0" /> The half-mile ({{Convert|0.5|mi|km|disp=output only}}) Albany Skyway path, completed in 2022, links the downtown area of Albany with the Hudson River waterfront nature preserve.<ref name=":2">{{cite news |last=DeMasi |first=Michael |date=March 16, 2021 |title=Albany Skyway expected to open by end of this year |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/albany/news/2021/03/16/albany-skyway-construction.html |work=Albany Business Review |accessdate=October 28, 2021}}</ref> As a form of community equitable planning, the skyway aims to provide equal opportunities to access natural space, in the form of a park for underserved areas in the city.<ref name=":1" /> |
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[[File:2024-07-14 12 09 09 View north along Interstate 787 (Riverfront Route) from the overpass for the ramp to Empire Plaza in Albany, Albany County, New York.jpg|thumb|right|View north along I-787 from the US 9/US 20/South Mall Arterial "circle" interchange]] |
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In 2016, New York Assembly member [[Patricia Fahy]] advocated for I-787 to be demolished and to be replaced with an at-grade highway to improve traffic and access to the waterfront.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/Demolish-I-787-and-the-Capital-Region-will-14474506.php|title=Demolish I-787 and the Capital Region will flourish|last=Fahy|first=Patricia|date=2019-09-28|website=Times Union|access-date=2019-12-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://alloveralbany.com/archive/2016/02/01/what-if-tearing-down-i-787-could-actually-improve|title=What if tearing down I-787 could actually improve traffic?|last=Johnston|first=Sandy|date=February 1, 2016|website=All Over Albany|access-date=2019-12-15}}</ref> In December 2019, Fahy "announced plans to introduce legislation calling for the state Department of Transportation to conduct an engineering feasibility study that would assess the replacement or modification of I-787 to provide greater access to Albany's waterfront and revitalize working class communities located along its route". According to Fahy, "The Capital Region's greatest asset—access to the Hudson River waterfront—has been more or less absent from communities including downtown Albany since the late 1960s and early 1970s when I-787 went up [...]. Following announcements of the removal of several similar highways in cities throughout the state, conducting an engineering feasibility study will provide a blueprint and cost estimates for either removing or transforming I-787 into a boulevard-style roadway".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Assemblywoman-Fahy-calls-for-modifying-I-787-14922208.php|title=Remove I-787? Fahy wants a feasibility study|date=December 20, 2019|website=Times Union}}</ref> |
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In March 2018, a draft report was released regarding the findings of an I-787/Hudson Waterfront Corridor Study. The study was prepared for the Capital District Transportation Committee. The draft report set forth various recommendations for improvements to I-787, including "re-configuring some interchanges, making the waterfront more accessible to bicyclists and pedestrians, converting from an expressway to a more traditional roadway, and pursuing strategies to reduce travel demand". The draft report noted that 88,000 vehicles per day travel into downtown Albany on I-787. It also noted that the report did not recommend significant changes, such as making I-787 into an underground highway or removing it altogether; such ideas would be complicated by railroad tracks in the I-787 median and by the fact that I-787 is located in a flood plain.<ref name="auto" /> Released in May 2019, the final report detailed various possible future plans for I-787. Those potential future plans included the conversion of the entirety of the Interstate to an at-grade urban arterial. The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has continued to run studies and request public feedback for "Reimagine 787" project.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lucas |first1=Dave |title=Delegation from Albany attends conference in Atlanta as future of Interstate 787 is debated |url=https://www.wamc.org/news/2023-11-16/delegation-from-albany-attends-conference-in-atlanta-as-future-of-interstate-787-is-debated |access-date=25 November 2023 |work=WAMC |date=16 November 2023 |language=en}}</ref> |
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*[[New York State Route 787]] for grade level intersections to the north. |
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* [[New York State Route 787]] for grade level intersections to the north. |
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*[[New York State Route 910F]]: Fuller Road Alternate, which was intended to connect to I-787 at I-87 and [[US 9W]].<ref name="ne">{{cite web|url=http://www.northeastroads.com/i-787b_ny.html|title=Interstate 787 Southbound @ AARoads.com|accessdate=2007-08-22}}</ref> |
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* [[New York State Route 910F]] (Fuller Road Alternate), which was intended to connect to I-787 at I-87 and [[U.S. Route 9W|US 9W]]<ref name="ne">{{cite web |url=http://www.northeastroads.com/i-787b_ny.html |title=Interstate 787 Southbound |work=AARoads |access-date=August 22, 2007}}</ref> |
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*[http://www.capitalhighways.8m.com/highways/787i/ Capital Highways - I-787] (Chris Jordan) |
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*[http://www.gribblenation.net/nyroutes/ind/700_799.htm#787i New York Routes - Interstate 787] |
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*[http://www.upstatenyroads.com/i787_exit_listing.htm Interstate 787 Exit Listing] |
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* [http://www.capitalhighways.8m.com/highways/787i/ Capital Highways - I-787] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060506015922/http://www.capitalhighways.8m.com/highways/787i/ |date=May 6, 2006 }} (Chris Jordan) |
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Latest revision as of 01:27, 11 December 2024
.svg) Interstate 787 | ||||
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 Map of New York with I-787 highlighted in red, and exits maintained as reference routes in blue | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Auxiliary route of I-87 | ||||
| Maintained by NYSDOT | ||||
| Length | 9.55 mi[1] (15.37 km) | |||
| Existed | mid-1960s[2][3]–present | |||
| NHS | Entire route | |||
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| North end |   NY 7 / NY 787 in Green Island | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | New York | |||
| Counties | Albany | |||
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Interstate 787 (I-787) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway in the US state of New York. I-787 is the main highway for those traveling into and out of downtown Albany. The southern terminus is, per New York traffic data, at New York State Thruway (I-87) exit 23 southwest of downtown Albany. However, current signage indicates the terminus as along I-787's ramp to US Route 9W (US 9W). The northern terminus of the route is unclear, with some sources placing the terminus at 8th Street in Troy, creating an overlap with New York State Route 7 (NY 7) between Green Island and Troy. Other documents show I-787 as terminating at its interchange with NY 7 and NY 787 in the town of Colonie. Regardless, the route is 10.16 miles (16.35 km) long if extended to Troy, or 9.55 miles (15.37 km) excluding the unsigned NY 7 overlap.
North of NY 7, I-787 continues north as NY 787 to the city of Cohoes.
Route description
[edit]_in_Albany,_Albany_County,_New_York.jpg)
I-787 officially begins at the US 9W exit (formerly a toll barrier for I-87/Thruway exit 23); however, a short 0.57-mile (0.92 km) spur between US 9W and the interchange connecting I-787 to the Thruway, designated as New York State Route 912S (NY 912S), an unsigned reference route, is signed as I-787.[4][5] At the east end of the interchange (exit 1) with I-87, I-787 northbound merges with NY 912S, progressing due east for a short distance before curving to the northeast ahead of the Delaware and Hudson Railway mainline near exit 2 (NY 32). Past NY 32, I-787 parallels the Hudson River as it heads northward into the heart of downtown Albany, featuring a pair of exits with US 9 and US 20 at a massive interchange southeast of the Empire State Plaza on the west bank of the Hudson.
North of downtown Albany, I-787 interchanges with I-90 at exit 5 prior to crossing into Menands and meeting NY 32 once more at exit 6 by way of a trumpet interchange. The ramp from the trumpet to NY 32, a 0.28-mile-long (0.45 km) roadway, is designated as unsigned NY 913T.[4] Farther north in Menands, I-787 intersects NY 378 (exit 7) by way of a partial cloverleaf interchange. In Watervliet, I-787 has one interchange with 23rd Street (exit 8) before reaching another partial cloverleaf interchange with NY 7 and NY 787 (exit 9) in Green Island.
I-787's alignment after exit 9 is unclear. Appendix E of the 2008 New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) Traffic Data Report places the terminus at 8th Street in Troy, creating an overlap with NY 7 across the Hudson River via the Collar City Bridge.[4] Additionally, there are shields for I-787 on the Collar City Bridge east of the Hudson River, and the bridge’s roadway uses I-787 reference markers instead of NY 7. Other sources, including the National Highway System map of Albany published by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and NYSDOT's official description of signed routes in New York State, identifies the terminus as the NY 7/NY 787 interchange near Green Island.[6][7] Contemporary maps of the Albany area also lack I-787 shields on the Collar City Bridge, signing the roadway only as NY 7.[8][9]
According to NYSDOT traffic counts, I-787 is 10.16 miles (16.35 km) long; by limiting I-787 to the section between the Thruway and NY 7, the length is reduced to 9.55 miles (15.37 km).[4]
History
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Construction began in the early 1960s on the first segment of I-787 from I-87 to Bassett Street.[10][11] It was completed and opened to traffic in the mid-1960s. By 1968, construction had begun on the remainder of I-787 south of Watervliet.[2][3] The portion of the highway between I-90 and NY 378 was completed by 1971;[12] the rest of I-787 south of 23rd Street in Watervliet was built and open to traffic by 1973.[13] The ramps from the South Mall Arterial were opened in 1974.[14] An extension of the freeway north to Arch Street near Green Island was completed by 1977.[15] By 1980, the majority of modern exit 9 was completed even though the Collar City Bridge and the "Alternate Route 7" freeway had yet to be constructed.[16] The Collar City Bridge over the Hudson River was built in 1981, connecting the preexisting ramps at exit 9 to downtown Troy.[17]
When I-787 was first planned, its northern terminus was at US 4 in Troy. On January 1, 1970, the I-787 designation was truncated westward to what is now exit 9 near Green Island while the then-proposed Collar City Bridge became (albeit on paper) part of I-88, a new highway extending from Binghamton to Troy by way of the Susquehanna Expressway and Alternate Route 7.[18] The extension of I-88 never materialized as Alternate Route 7 ended up becoming a realignment of NY 7 when it was completed in the 1980s.[19][20]
In 2005, an elevated section of the northbound exit 3 offramp slipped off its supports, causing temporary closure of the ramp and causing disruption of the flow of traffic into the Empire State Plaza. The ramp connects I-787 with the South Mall Arterial. Initially, most roads and ramps near or under the elevated highway were closed, but, once temporary piers were in place, most roads reopened. A detour was set up to allow northbound traffic to enter the plaza, but it required crossing the Hudson River over the Dunn Memorial Bridge and traveling through the city of Rensselaer to get back on the bridge, allowing access into the plaza.[21] The slip caused the south end of a simple span of the overpass to drop about two feet (0.61 m). The pier stands 80 feet (24 m) tall at the slippage point. Nobody was seriously injured by the slipped ramp.[22]
In March 2018, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that his administration had awarded $3.1 million (equivalent to $3.71 million in 2023[23]) toward the conversion of a little-used I-787 exit ramp into a park called the Albany Skyway. The park, which connects downtown Albany to the Hudson River waterfront, opened on April 29, 2022.[24][25][26][27]
The Regional Economic Development Council initiated the Albany Skyway project with a $350,000 (equivalent to $436,000 in 2023[23]) grant in 2016.[28][29] With funding from federal grants, city revitalization funds, and a $3.1-million (equivalent to $3.71 million in 2023[23]) NYSDOT award, the city enacted a plan to deconstruct parts of I-787 and create a multiuse design.[28] The half-mile (0.80 km) Albany Skyway path, completed in 2022, links the downtown area of Albany with the Hudson River waterfront nature preserve.[30] As a form of community equitable planning, the skyway aims to provide equal opportunities to access natural space, in the form of a park for underserved areas in the city.[29]
Future
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In 2016, New York Assembly member Patricia Fahy advocated for I-787 to be demolished and to be replaced with an at-grade highway to improve traffic and access to the waterfront.[31][32] In December 2019, Fahy "announced plans to introduce legislation calling for the state Department of Transportation to conduct an engineering feasibility study that would assess the replacement or modification of I-787 to provide greater access to Albany's waterfront and revitalize working class communities located along its route". According to Fahy, "The Capital Region's greatest asset—access to the Hudson River waterfront—has been more or less absent from communities including downtown Albany since the late 1960s and early 1970s when I-787 went up [...]. Following announcements of the removal of several similar highways in cities throughout the state, conducting an engineering feasibility study will provide a blueprint and cost estimates for either removing or transforming I-787 into a boulevard-style roadway".[33]
In March 2018, a draft report was released regarding the findings of an I-787/Hudson Waterfront Corridor Study. The study was prepared for the Capital District Transportation Committee. The draft report set forth various recommendations for improvements to I-787, including "re-configuring some interchanges, making the waterfront more accessible to bicyclists and pedestrians, converting from an expressway to a more traditional roadway, and pursuing strategies to reduce travel demand". The draft report noted that 88,000 vehicles per day travel into downtown Albany on I-787. It also noted that the report did not recommend significant changes, such as making I-787 into an underground highway or removing it altogether; such ideas would be complicated by railroad tracks in the I-787 median and by the fact that I-787 is located in a flood plain.[26] Released in May 2019, the final report detailed various possible future plans for I-787. Those potential future plans included the conversion of the entirety of the Interstate to an at-grade urban arterial. The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has continued to run studies and request public feedback for "Reimagine 787" project.[34]
Exit list
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| Albany | 0.00 | 0.00 | – |    I-87 north / New York Thruway north – Buffalo, Montreal | Western terminus | |
| – |    I-87 south / New York Thruway south to I-90 / Mass Pike east – New York City, Boston, MA | Southbound exit and northbound entrance; exit 23 on I-87 / Thruway | ||||
| 0.32 | 0.51 | 1 |  US 9W – Albany, Delmar | |||
| 0.94 | 1.51 | 2 |  NY 32 (South Pearl Street) – Port of Albany | NY 32/S. Pearl Street not signed northbound | ||
| 1.97 | 3.17 | 3A |      US 9 south / US 20 east – Rensselaer, Empire Plaza | Signed as exit 3 northbound; access to Empire Plaza via South Mall Arterial; also serves Albany–Rensselaer station | ||
| 2.40 | 3.86 | 4 |    US 9 north (Clinton Street) / US 20 west (Madison Avenue) / NY 5 west – Downtown Albany, Port of Albany | Signed as exits 3B (west) and 4B (north) southbound; NY 5 not signed | ||
| 2.80 | 4.51 | 4A | Colonie Street / Columbia Street | Southbound exit only | ||
| 3.36 | 5.41 | 5 | I-90 – Buffalo, Boston, MA | Exit 6A on I-90 | ||
| Menands | 4.20 | 6.76 | 6 | NY 32 – Menands | ||
| 6.27 | 10.09 | 7 |  NY 378 – Watervliet, Loudonville, Menands, South Troy, Troy | Signed as 7E (east) and 7W (west); serves Hudson Valley Community College and Joseph L. Bruno Stadium | ||
| Watervliet | 8.91 | 14.34 | 8 | 23rd Street – Watervliet, Green Island | ||
| Town of Colonie | 9.55 | 15.37 | 9 | NY 7 to I-87 – Schenectady, Saratoga Springs, Troy, Bennington | Signed as exits 9E (east) and 9W (west) | |
| – | NY 787 north (Cohoes Boulevard) – Cohoes | Continuation north | ||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||||
See also
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- New York State Route 787 for grade level intersections to the north.
- New York State Route 910F (Fuller Road Alternate), which was intended to connect to I-787 at I-87 and US 9W[5]
References
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- ^ New York and Metropolitan New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. Sinclair Oil Corporation. 1962.
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- ^ New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Humble Oil & Refining Company. 1971.
- ^ Northeastern United States With Interstate Strip Maps (Map) (1973–74 ed.). Cartography by Universal Printing Company. Standard Oil. 1973.
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- ^ New York (Map). Rand McNally and Company. 1985. ISBN 0-528-91040-X.
- ^ Upstate New York City Street Maps (Map) (1st ed.). 1" = 1/2 mile. Cartography by DeLorme Mapping. DeLorme Mapping. 1990. p. 39. § D1. ISBN 0-89933-300-1.
- ^ Woodruff, Cathy (August 2, 2005). "A slow road to ramp repairs". Times Union. Albany, NY. p. A1. Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
- ^ Nearing, Brian (July 29, 2005). "'Good' ramp goes bad". Times Union. Albany, NY. p. A1. Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
- ^ a b c Johnston, Louis; Williamson, Samuel H. (2023). "What Was the U.S. GDP Then?". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved November 30, 2023. United States Gross Domestic Product deflator figures follow the MeasuringWorth series.
- ^ "Let's take a walk: Albany's Skyway opens to fanfare". April 30, 2022.
- ^ "Cuomo announces $3.1 million for Albany Skyway park". Times Union. March 5, 2018.
- ^ a b "Study identifies what to do, and not do, with 787". Times Union. March 14, 2018.
- ^ "Governor Cuomo Announces Construction on the Albany Skyway to Begin This Month". www.governor.ny.gov. Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
- ^ a b Hughes, Steve (March 17, 2021). "Construction of Albany's elevated Skyway park starts this month". Times Union. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- ^ a b "Finding a Creative Way Around a Bad Highway". Bloomberg.com. October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- ^ DeMasi, Michael (March 16, 2021). "Albany Skyway expected to open by end of this year". Albany Business Review. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- ^ Fahy, Patricia (September 28, 2019). "Demolish I-787 and the Capital Region will flourish". Times Union. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
- ^ Johnston, Sandy (February 1, 2016). "What if tearing down I-787 could actually improve traffic?". All Over Albany. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
- ^ "Remove I-787? Fahy wants a feasibility study". Times Union. December 20, 2019.
- ^ Lucas, Dave (November 16, 2023). "Delegation from Albany attends conference in Atlanta as future of Interstate 787 is debated". WAMC. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
External links
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- Interstate 787 at Alps' Roads • New York Routes • Upstate New York Roads
- Capital Highways - I-787 Archived May 6, 2006, at the Wayback Machine (Chris Jordan)
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