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Cold Temperatures Not Over Yet, Weekend Snow Showers Expected
Weather Headlines:
- Mostly Cloudy with Light Winds Today
- Possible Snow Showers Saturday
- Mostly Sunny Sunday
Mostly cloudy today with a high of 44℉ West wind 10-15 mph.
Lows Tonight:
Oswego: 31℉
Fulton: 30℉
Syracuse: 31℉
Chance of mixed precipitation tonight. Mostly cloudy with light Northwest winds 10-15 mph.
Highs Tomorrow:
Oswego: 40℉
Fulton: 41℉
Syracuse: 40℉
Partly sunny skies tomorrow with moderate West winds 20-25 mph.
Lows Tomorrow Night:
Oswego: 35℉
Fulton: 33℉
Syracuse: 34℉
Scattered snow showers with moderate West winds 25-30 mph.
Highs Sunday:
Oswego: 48℉
Fulton: 49℉
Syracuse: 51℉
Mostly Sunny with calm winds.
Lows Sunday:
Oswego: 38℉
Fulton: 36℉
Syracuse: 37℉
Mostly cloudy with a slight chance for rain showers.
Stay tuned to WTOP10 News for more updates.
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Route 104 construction in Oswego continues
By Josh Holfoth
OSWEGO, NY – The construction along route 104 that has been going on since July of 2016 has become an unwelcome visitor to local home owner Frank Palmer.
The traffic congestion along with the loud noises and dust from construction Palmer said has brought him other residents problems for the last two years.
The 4 mile strip of the state road stretching from the SUNY Oswego campus entrance, west, the route 104A intersection in southwest Oswego is getting widened 2 feet on either side. New drainage gutters and culverts are also being built along with the road getting repaved.
Project engineer for the state department of transportation Frank Brosch oversees the project. Brosch says the improvements being made to the road will make it safer as there has been problems with this in the past. One of the main reasons Brosch said for widening the road was because many tractor trailers were going off the road into ditches in that area. Widening the shoulder of the road will create a safer environment for traffic and tractor trailers; despite this Frank Palmer said he is still skeptical about how much safer it will actually be because of the faster speeds the trucks will be more inclined to go.
After more than a year the majority of the work on the $14 million dollar project is done. Despite some weather delays this past spring the better weather now means the roadwork should be done by the end of December.
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The Iron Pour
by Reggie Debrah
Oswego, NY- Oswego State had their annual Iron Pour on Apr. 14. Iron Pour is an event that takes place once a semester by students in Oswego State’s Technology 205 (Materials Precision Production) course. The event took place in the pit behind Tyler Hall.
Professors and students collected recycled pieces of metal from around campus and heated it up to 3000 degrees. After the metal has melted, it is poured into plastic molds in order to create iron molds.
The event was organized by professor Benjamin Entner and other Technology 205 professors. Entner says the event is a spectacle.
“Everyone likes fire,” he said. “There’s an element of danger although it’s quite safe. It’s a unique experience not every college campus does.”
Students in the course were excited because of how much they prepared for this event throughout the semester. Those who came to watch were allowed to design plastics molds and have iron poured into it. After waiting for the iron to cool, everyone who carved out a mold was allowed to leave with the iron plate that they designed.
Oswego State student Lawrence Chiappone is currently in the Technology 205 class and says the Iron Pour is a great event for people to get involved with.
“Not many colleges do an Iron Pour,” he said. “You have a chance to make a sculpture. I think the professors in the community are really good about it.”
Oswego State student Michael Gambro took the Technology 205 class last year and was excited to come back to see the work done to this year’s event.
“I think it’s a cool way to get people involved,” he said. “It seems like something a little bit different around campus.”
