The original plan has 787 rejoining I-87 just south of the twin bridges.

A 3 digit Interstate number indicates a loop, or half loop.

They never completed the loop. It would be nice if they did.

The 4/32 bridge between Waterford and Cohoes is also set to be replaced.

The original plan had a 32 bypass that would have been a raised highway over the old Champlain Canal, coming out just south of the Waterford Library.

That plan was also scrapped.

Maybe they will look at those plans again.

It would make traffic flow much smoother and reduce the traffic on the city streets, reducing maintaince costs. It is win win.

You're right! There are sections of this road which are ready to collapse into the river! It's only a matter of time before the roadway slides right in!

The dips are so big that when my car goes over them, I hit my head on the ceiling!

Granny Grunch in her '82 Buick is going to roll over into the swamp one of these days! It is on both sides of this road, and trees and cat-tails are completely starting to overgrow into the road!!

I don't know why it is such a hassle to get this road truly upgraded to modern standards, if not an expressway, than at least a decent boulevard or something. It's not like there is going to be any real "environmental" impact either. It is right next to a LANDFILL already!!!

It sure would be great to have a better connection from 787 in Cohoes to the Northway, as was originally planned. It is ridiculous that all the traffic at rush hour has to back up through the city of Waterford or the city of Cohoes in order for drivers from 787 to get to Saratoga County.

It's time to bring the 787-North extension back on the drawing board.

I could not agree more

it needs to be closed to Public traffic. It smells of Methane vapors

The Methane is from the dump, and it is only going to get worse now that the dump is being expanded. I'm not sure why they are not capturing that gas. I see the huge flames from the burn off. It seems they should find a way to harness that energy,

I just had to drive this road on Friday. It has been a while since I have needed to, and no surprise, the condition is a lot worse than when I first posted this. The road is actually Colonie's, but they seem to have abandonded it. Since it only services traffic from I-787 to Route 9, Colonie does not want to spend any money to fix the road.

It is a real bone jaring experience to drive it. You need really good suspension and a tight grip on the wheel. If you are looking for a fun place to try your 4 X 4, no need to go off road, just drive this road, and bring clean underwear, you are going to need them after the ride.

We are coming up on 4 years since I first reported this. Nothing has been done in all that time. The road, and this large section of northern colonie, is vastly empty, with the exception of the dump.

The two road, Fonda and this one, that are town roads hardley every see any town maintaince, be it snow removal in the winter, or grass cutting in the summer.

This is basically I-787 extended to Route 9. It may not be labeled that way, but that is what it is.

The state needs to put this project back on the books and bring I-787 up New Cortland St. take it over the old Erie Canal, in back of the mills, because a 4 lane road won't fit where N. Mohawk is now, and make a light for Vliet and one for Manor Ave and one for Fonda and close off all the other roads.

The old canal makes the perfect pathway to build a 4 lane limited access road.

Eventually, an interchange at I-87 just south of the twin bridges would be phased in.

This would relieve traffic off Route 9 and Cresent Rd.

Many people are coming up from Albany using I-787 to get to Clifton Park.

Some take 32 through Waterford and others use this route.

There is no other way, so this is what they take. Route 7 is a parking lot in the morning and afternoon getting on and off I-87. It can't handle any more traffic, which is why people use this route.

I drove this road the other day again, had not been on it in a while. It is worse than ever. I would recommend to anyone reading this, don't drive it. It is not worth damaging your car. On a separate note, I forgot how much I don't like Cohoes.

The people, the traffic, it is like an inner city. I was almost hit by a man in a blue van, who was making a left hand turn, where it was clearly marked that he was not allowed to make a left hand turn, and he was doing so while I was already in the intersection, causing me to have to pull as far right as I could to avoid being hit.

He would have hit me had I not done this, and he clearly did not care. It is this horrible attitude that I see on the faces of so many native Cohoes residents, especially in the downtown area.

I really hate going there. The city should do something to address at least the bad drivers. I know they do a lot for targeting speeding, but there are so many other issues with drivers that need to be addressed.

I have not been on this road since my last post. As I said, I try to avoid it as much as possible. I will take Fonda Road from Route 9 from now on. Fonda has its own issues, like manholes that are too high or too low in the pavement. When they repaved this road many years ago, after the sewer work, they did not make it level. It is up and down, like a roller coaster. It is 30 MPH, which you don't want to go faster than that, because with those manholes, you need to be very careful not to tear out the bottom of your car going over them.

I love the sign at the beginning of the road coming off of route 9 that states it is part of a scenic bi-way.

On the left is the Mohawk, the only time you can see the river is in the winter months when the weeds have died off.

The guard rails along side of this prestigious bi-way have been hit so many times throughout the years that they're nothing but a twisted rusted mess. The visual effect is astounding.

Now if you look to the right you'll notice our newest land mark known affectionately as Mt. Pew. Adorned with trees decorated with trash. The sweet smell of methane will help top off you scenic experience.

A mile down the road on the left theres a rest area where any given day you'll be able to find an old mattress or two to relax on before you continue on with your tour.

Now that your rested up you can finally move on down the scenic bi-way and visit what people used to come from miles around to see.

THE GREAT COHOES FALLS

If only it was lit up at night to show it's true spender on the days that water actually flows over the top.

What ever happened to the good old days when Mt. Pew was flat ground and they had carnivals there for all to enjoy,

The guard rails were replaced when needed, and the weeds were kept at bay so you could actually see the beauty of the river.

I remember when I was young, watching water skiers going over ski jumps that were built about 20' off shore. Fathers use to bring there children fishing along this stretch. People were more respectful of one another and didn't use the pull overs to unload their garbage.

Wouldn't it be nice if we could turn this back into the scenic Bi-way that it once was?

Liked that comment, well thought out!