BROOME COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – Exit signs along Interstate 81 in Broome County are being updated to a milage-based number system. New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner ...

New York State Department of Transportation is altering the exit numbers along Interstate 81. Here's when Broome exits could be added.

Because of the switch, all of the exit numbers on I-481 must match those on I-81, and mile-based exit signs "allows for a more efficient and safe transition," according to the press release.

That's because the giant green sign for Exit 14 in Hamilton County had a misspelling. Instead of Cheviot, the sign had Chevoit. The town on the west side was incorporated as a village in 1901 and ...

Exit 11 for Ithaca/Cortland on I-81 recently changed to Exit 52 and Exit 13 for state Rt. 281/Preble is now Exit 62; both include smaller signs noting the “old exit” number.