Bridges

New bridges that bring Bailey Avenue motorists over Cazenovia Creek and the Buffalo River in South Buffalo officially open to traffic Monday night.

Nearly eight years after a major funding cut for capital improvements, several state lawmakers and labor organizers representing Western New York are calling for a so-called "math error" to be corrected.

It's summer and as some drivers have noticed, that is when area roads and bridges and repaired or replaced and traffic is slowed.

A coalition comprised of local elected officials, laborers, and members of public and private business are urging New York State to upgrade outdated infrastructure across the region. The effort is part of the “Rebuild NY Now” campaign that kicked-off in South Buffalo Wednesday.

With drivers hitting more and more potholes lately, local highway superintendents and state legislators are calling for more road funding.

It took nearly a month, but one impact of sequestration has finally arrived, just in time for Easter weekend.

Thousands of citizens head over bridges every day which carry traffic across the Buffalo River and Cazenovia Creek in and out of South Buffalo.   The city is pushing to replace the two bridges, which they say are old and worn out.