sentences:  The New York State Department of Public Works now proposed that the elimination would still occur with the fact that NY 282 would end up being relocated eastward as part of construction of the Southern Tier Expressway, but that NY 282's old alignment would be open until a point south of the grade crossing so that access to a nearby house is not cut off, along with new houses being constructed in the area.Just nine days prior to the grade crossing changes, Governor Nelson Rockefeller announced that bids would open on the construction of the new alignment of NY 17, the Southern Tier Expressway on February 16.The state announced that the amount would come out to $15.123 million for the new road, but half of that would be paid by Appalachia funds, while the state would pay for the rest.