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DPW seeks design and construction funding for East Brighton, North Beach and multiple federal TAP sidewalk projects
Summary
The Syracuse DPW asked the Common Council to authorize additional design and inspection fees for East Brighton Avenue, redirect remaining Dormitory Authority funds to a North Beach Street Dig Once project, and proceed with federally funded TAP sidewalk/trail projects on the West Side and Inner Harbor.
City Engineer Mary Ravison and DPW officials briefed the Syracuse City Common Council on a series of paving and sidewalk projects and associated grant repurposing.
Ravison said the East Brighton Avenue Paving Project will add construction, inspection and support services for a fee of $1,345,000, bringing the total project fee to a not-to-exceed amount of $2,097,000. She said the project is a Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) project that will be scheduled to avoid overlapping work with New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) projects around the I‑81 corridor; the city will handle work north and south of the DOT-managed I‑81 work.
On North Beach Street, DPW explained that prior Dormitory Authority (SAM) grant funding originally allocated to Grama Boulevard and Park Street remained unspent after the city completed some segments. DPW proposed using $1.2 million in remaining SAM funds, together with $1 million in local funds previously authorized, to support a Dig Once project on the 300 block of North Beach Street. Councilors asked DPW to provide details on the original grant pavement limits for Grama Boulevard and Park Street before redirecting funds and to verify that previously planned segments were completed.
Ravison and DPW staff also described three federally funded TAP projects for pedestrian and bicycle facilities: a West Side Trail project along West Fayette Street and across an abandoned railroad bridge, and an Inner Harbor sidewalk improvement project along Kirkpatrick Street and Van Rensselaer Avenue. They said those projects are typically 80 percent federal share and 20 percent local match; the Inner Harbor design cost was described as not to exceed $575,000. Councilors and staff discussed right-of-way acquisition and the possibility of acquiring and converting an abandoned railroad bridge into a pedestrian overpass across Geddes Street.
Councilors asked for documentation on where SAM funding was originally allocated, pavement limits on Park Street, and the construction schedule; DPW agreed to provide that information. Ravison said the North Beach work is expected in the next construction season, probably fall 2025 or spring 2026, and that some pavement sections will be full reconstructions because of underlying utility work.
No votes or final approvals were recorded in the transcript. Councilors urged DPW to provide the detailed grant and paving-limit documentation before funds are redirected.
