The roundabout built on Erie Boulevard near the entrance to the under-construction casino in Schenectady was opened to traffic Sunday afternoon. (Paul Nelson / Times Union)
The roundabout built on Erie Boulevard near the entrance to the under-construction casino in Schenectady was opened to traffic Sunday afternoon. (Paul Nelson / Times Union)
The roundabout built on Erie Boulevard near the entrance to the under-construction casino in Schenectady was opened to traffic Sunday afternoon. (Paul Nelson / Times Union)
The roundabout built on Erie Boulevard near the entrance to the under-construction casino in Schenectady was opened to traffic Sunday afternoon. (Paul Nelson / Times Union)
The roundabout built on Erie Boulevard near the entrance to the under-construction casino in Schenectady was opened to traffic Sunday afternoon. (Paul Nelson / Times Union)
The roundabout built on Erie Boulevard near the entrance to the under-construction casino in Schenectady was opened to traffic Sunday afternoon. (Paul Nelson / Times Union)
The roundabout built on Erie Boulevard near the entrance to the under-construction casino in Schenectady was opened to traffic Sunday afternoon. (Paul Nelson / Times Union)
The roundabout built on Erie Boulevard near the entrance to the under-construction casino in Schenectady was opened to traffic Sunday afternoon. (Paul Nelson / Times Union)
SCHENECTADY - Build it and they will come is what city and casino officials are banking on when it comes to Erie Boulevard, the busy traffic artery that is undergoing major reconstruction as a Rivers Casino and Resort is built along the street.
Shortly before noon Sunday, the traffic roundabout at Erie Boulevard and Nott Street opened up to cars, according to city Engineer Christopher Wallin.
"I think it's really going to be a huge improvement to the area," he said of the roughly $3 million traffic circle that was built on the edge of the property that was once the home to the American Locomotive Co.
The roundabout was expected to open on Monday.
Federal and state funds will cover the bulk of construction costs, with city taxpayers footing about 5 percent of the cost.
The roundabout is expected to improve traffic flow and reduce delays in the area.
Wallin also talked about the $480 million Rivers Casino and Resort at Mohawk Harbor building project. The linchpin of a recreation, entertainment and housing development by Galesi Group of Rotterdam and Chicago-based Rush Street Gaming is the casino that is scheduled to open in February. The casino is rising to the west of the traffic circle.
"It's pretty much the gateway to Mohawk Harbor," said Wallin. "It's going to be right there, its' right front and center of the casino."
The roundabout would provide direct entry into the site and onto Front Street off of Erie Boulevard.
Rush Street will run the 50,000-square-feet gambling hall, which will feature 66 table games and 1,150 slot machines. The 150,000-square-foot main facility also will feature a steakhouse, entertainment lounge, restaurant with light fare, spa and banquet hall. A 150-room hotel and parking garage will be attached to the casino.
The 60-acre site on Erie Boulevard will also include a second hotel, condos and apartments, and retail and office space for tech firms.
More recently, the Planning Commission approved the site plan for a 4,000-square-foot coffee shop and bank.
Wallin also said that the roundabout is "built to 90 percent" because of a project scheduled to begin next month to widen the railroad bridge in the area.
"The spur of the roundabout by the railroad bridge, we didn't build that final [part] because they're going to come in and they're going to destroy it, so we didn't make any investment into anything that's going to get destroyed," he said. "We're making way for this giant railroad extension on Nott Street so that area isn't 100 percent finished."
The city engineer said once the upgrades to the railroad bridge are done, the rest of the roundabout work will be completed.
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