Realignments New York State Route 28

within kingston, ny 28 began @ intersection of broadway , east chester street, part of us 9w @ time. there, ny 28 followed broadway, albany , clinton avenues, north front street, , washington avenue through city ulster, joined modern routing @ roundabout leading new york state thruway exit 19. when initial plans interstate highway system outlined bureau of public roads in 1955 yellow book, highway planned ny 28 corridor. highway included part of 1,500-mile (2,414 km) expansion system in 1957. construction began on roadway, became colonel chandler drive, in december 1958. designated i-587 , became part of rerouted ny 28 upon completion in july 1960. ny 28 continued extend eastward colonel chandler drive along broadway us 9w until truncation ny 32 in 1980s. washington avenue, bypassed new limited-access highway, designated ny 981k, unsigned reference route 0.41 miles (0.66 km) in length, hurley avenue ny 28.

in vicinity of oneonta, ny 28 crossed susquehanna river way of main street. route followed main street through city colliersville, turned north onto d.k. lifgren drive rejoin modern alignment. downtown oneonta colliersville, ny 28 overlapped ny 7. ny 28 rerouted follow current alignment between main street south of oneonta , d.k. lifgren drive near colliersville in 1980s following completion of ny 28 i-88 exit 17 d.k. lifgren drive. portion of main street between ny 28 , ny 7 (0.67 miles or 1.08 kilometres long) designated ny 992d while d.k. lifgren drive (0.50 miles or 0.80 kilometres in length) ny 992g.