Cave-In Closes Section of West First Street in Oswego

by Steve Yablonski | February 28, 2016 11:15 pm

UPDATE:

State Route 48 Closed Between Burden Drive and Munn Street

OSWEGO, NY – On Sunday, February 28, at approximately 7 p.m., the city of Oswego Police Department was dispatched to the area of State Route 48 at Munn Street for a report of a crack in the pavement.

At this time a portion of State Route 48 will be closed for repairs, police said today (Feb. 29).

Northbound traffic on State Route 48 will be detoured at Munn Street.

Southbound traffic will be detoured at Burden drive until further notice.

ORIGINAL ARTICLE BELOW:

OSWEGO, NY – Mayor Billy Barlow is asking that people “Please avoid Route 48 tomorrow (Feb. 29), a large portion of the road has caved in and presents a dangerous situation. Route 48 is a state road and we are coordinating with the state DOT to address this right away!”

A  picture posted on the mayor’s Facebook page shows substantial damage to the roadway between Munn Street and Burden Drive.

The street, which turns into Route 48, is a state road.

Mayor Barlow said the city is coordinating with the DOT “to address the issue promptly.”

Source URL: https://oswegocountytoday.com/news/oswego/cave-in-closes-section-of-west-first-street-in-oswego/

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