Binghamton Drivers Face More Detours Due to Main Street Project

A major road reconstruction project is resulting in a new series of traffic tie-ups in downtown Binghamton and on the city's West Side.

The Court Street Bridge and several blocks of Main Street are closed to traffic for milling and paving operations.

A sweeper on Main Street near the scene of the 2025 blaze that resulted in the death of Binghamton Firefighter J.R. Gaudet. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

The work is being done as part of a two-year $6.2 million improvement project designed to upgrade intersections and pavement.

Safety enhancements also are being made along the 1.7-mile Main Street corridor. New curbs and high-visibility crosswalks are included in the work.

Pedestrian crossing and traffic signals are being replaced at several intersections.

New pedestrian crossing signals have been installed at Main and Front streets. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

Traffic is being detoured at the intersection of Main and Chestnut streets. Local traffic is permitted on parts of Main Street for residents and businesses.

The closure of the bridge linking Court and Main streets has caused traffic congestion at times on Front Street and Water Street as motorists travel to the Clinton Street Bridge.

Construction equipment on Main Street in Binghamton on July 8, 2026. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

The Main Street improvement project began at the Binghamton-Johnson City line last summer.

Transportation planners have said the enhancements should make the heavily-traveled east-west thoroughfare safer for motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists.

WNBF NEWS VIDEO: Construction operations and Main and Front streets on July 8, 2026.

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Contact WNBF News reporter Bob Joseph: bob@wnbf.com.