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airport connector will become exit 3. Exit 3 gives access to Albany
International Airport, exit 4 gives access to Wolf Road, and the exit 5 ramp southbound was realigned to meet directly with I-87, instead of through the conjoined frontage road. Exit 4 will be relocated and will become an access exit to Albany Shaker Road and Albany International Airport.
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The construction of I-687 would have forced hundreds of households from their homes, most of which are located off of Albany Shaker Road (NY 155 east of I-87). By way of comparison, today's
Crossing Park in Colonie would have been directly in the path of the highway. As such, the project faced
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Corporate Woods Boulevard, a local, two-lane street leading to an office park located just north of I-90 on Albany Shaker Road. NYSDOT reconfigured the exit 4 and 5 ramps, which helped relieve traffic congestion in this area. On July 9, 2019, it was announced that the new
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574:(Albany Shaker Road) called the Albany Airport Connector is currently in use where I-687 would have been built, providing an easier connection between I-87 and the airport. The connector was completed in November 2019.
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