I-81 Local Hire Initiative

The Syracuse I-81 Viaduct Project is one of the largest and most ambitious projects in New York State transportation history. On this episode of The DOT POD, we not only take a look at the project, but specifically, who is going to be working on this transformational project. Host Josh Heller is joined by guest host TeNesha Murphy, the Community Liaison and 1-81 Viaduct Project Assistant for NYSDOT as they welcome in NYSDOT’s I-81 Special Assistant Scott Butler, and President of the Urban Jobs Task Force, Deka Dancil. The four discuss the local hire provision that is a part of the I-81 project that strives to educate, train, and ultimately employ local citizens. From the idea being conceived, to the hurdles jumped, to the leg worse necessary to make it a reality, to where things stand today, we look at how this project and this initiative can have a major and lasting impact on the citizens of Syracuse.