Utica-Rome 49 Expressway near State Highway 291
Be careful on all portions of the Utica-Rome Expressway. There is a satellite state police barracks in Marcy, just a few miles from Utica… and the main barracks is in Oneida, which is a few miles beyond Rome. The state police use this as their main route between the two offices, so you never know if they’re just running transport, or if they’re looking to pick off speeders.
The greatest threat to speeders is within the Town of Marcy. This is where I’ve seen people pulled over most often, and there’s a new Town Hall under construction. Coincidence? You decide.
Thankfully, they aren’t too creative about hiding–the usual places like U-Turns and onramps–but sometimes with curves or tall grass in the median, you may not see them until well after they’ve seen you.
The one saving grace used to be the portion where NY49 straddles the NY Thruway (I-90) for the last few miles leading into Utica… with guardrails on both sides and no U-turns whatsoever, there’s nowhere for the bears to hide. But they have a few newer cars WITHOUT a rooftop light bar, so you have to be even more careful about watching the other cars on the road before you hit the gas.
One more note – there are often road work zones marked off, even when there is no actual road work going on. Or they’ll frequently post the signs 5-6 miles ahead of the actual work. But as long as the road work signs are posted, fines and points are doubled… even if there’s no actual work anywhere in sight. They love to zap people here, so don’t take any chances!
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