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Council to add $620,000 to Midland Avenue paving project after bids exceed budget

Syracuse Common Council (study session) · February 19, 2026
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Summary

City engineer told council bids for Midland Avenue paving came in above budget; staff proposes a $620,000 addition to the project, for a total not-to-exceed $5,286,000, and amendments to a bond ordinance and NYSDOT agreement. Engineers said 71% of costs remain federally reimbursable.

Mary Robinson, City Engineer, told the Syracuse Common Council at a study session that bids for the Midland Avenue paving project (Ostrander Ave to West Seneca Turnpike) exceeded the amount on which the city budgeted. Robinson asked the council to amend a bond ordinance, adjust the agreement with the New York State Department of…

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