Road Work in and near Forest Home in Summer 2024

[Last update: 7/10/2024 10am] Expect continued disruption at the intersection by the Forest Home Park through Thursday July 11, for excavation and placement of tank sections and manhole cover. Flaggers will be operating. This is to do with the sewer pump replacement. Of the Town of Ithaca planned repairs for sections of road in Forest Home, the 1xx block of Forest Home Dr is still due for crack-filling. The City of Ithaca is reconstructing the asphalt surface of a section of Route 366 near Belle Sherman. The gas main on Pleasant Grove Rd in Cayuga Heights is being replaced with completion expected in mid-August. Check the Emergencies and Alerts page under the Forest Home tab on this website for information about signing up for SIREN to get alerts for construction projects and emergencies. See https://www.fhia.org/emergencies-and-alerts/
For details and updates on road work on the Cornell campus, check https://cuinfo.cornell.edu/alerts/

MORE DETAILS FOR INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS

Tompkins County milled the surface of the section of Pleasant Grove Road in Forest Home on Monday June 17. They resurfaced Pleasant Grove Road in Forest Home on June 26 and added center line and shoulder markings on July 3. Milling took most of the day after rush hour, closing sections of one lane at a time, with flaggers. For some pictures of the work at the bottom of Pleasant Grove Road, see https://photos.app.goo.gl/SyXMzBFUN4WXARNYA. Re-paving started early on June 26 and asphalt spreading was completed by 4pm the same day. For pictures, see https://photos.app.goo.gl/RuBJu6G8HnhVxawU8. Repair to a culvert under Pleasant Grove Road about half-way up the steep section will happen in July; this will involve lining the existing culvert, which can be done without digging up the road.

Also on Pleasant Grove Road, but only within Cayuga Heights, NYSEG is replacing a gas main. The work started on June 24 at the line between the Town of Ithaca and Cayuga Heights (in the northbound lane towards Community Corners). Expect single-lane closure with flaggers; the gas main runs on the side next to the Country Club (aka RANIC). The project may run until August 15.

The Town of Ithaca planned the following work this summer:

* Crack Sealing (June) 1xx section of Forest Home Drive, from City of Ithaca line to intersection with Pleasant Grove Road (including over Downstream Bridge)

* Crack Sealing (June) 3xx section of Forest Home Drive, and on to Dryden line. This work was done during the week ending June 14.

* Micro Sealing (June) Caldwell Road from 366 to the intersection with Forest Home Drive. This was completed except for new lane markings on June 27.

Additional Town of Ithaca work will be obvious in the triangle by the Forest Home Park. This is the continuation of the sewer main pump station replacement. See pictures from last Fall at https://photos.app.goo.gl/mE58KXXVX6m6JEEa6

Beginning on June 17 and continuing for about 5 weeks, the City of Ithaca will be performing asphalt pavement reconstruction on the 100-300 blocks of Ithaca Rd, the section of Route 366 between the intersection with Mitchell Ave and the “Five Corners” intersection involving Dryden Rd, Maple Ave, and Oak Ave. Vehicular traffic will be reduced to one lane and maintained around work areas via signage and flaggers. Pedestrian traffic via sidewalks will be maintained at all times. The City suggests avoiding the area if possible because minor delays are expected.