Leaf collection begins Monday Nov. 9. Road works continue.

Leaf collection will begin at 7 a.m. on Monday, November 9 and continue throughout the Town until finished.

* Leaves should be at the road shoulder by 7:00 a.m. on the first day of collection.

* Leaves may be raked to the road shoulder or bagged in biodegradable paper leaf bags (30-gallon bags are available at local stores). Other debris such as pine needles, dead flowers, garden waste, grass clippings, etc., cannot be vacuumed and should be placed in paper bags on the road shoulder. Please fold over the bag openings to close; Do not staple or tape openings. No plastic bags will be picked up.

* Please note that we may send leaf crews out earlier than November 9 to test our equipment but will come back to go through the entire Town starting on November 9.

* The Town’s crews will go through the entire Town once with the leaf vacuum, then continue to pick up bagged leaves for the rest of the month of November.

Road construction activities in Ithaca continue.
Two major projects with funding from the New York State Dept. of Transportation are not complete yet.
In the City
From NYS DOT project description
“This project will mill and fill portions of Routes 13, 34, 96, 79 and 89 in the City of Ithaca. The project will improve the pavements ride-ability while also addressing pavement cracking thereby extending the service life of the roadway. The work includes upgrading signals, signs, pedestrian accessibility and pavement markings to improve safety and operations along the corridors.”

On Route 13 east of the City of Ithaca, from the city line towards the village of Dryden
From June 2026 press release

“A $13.8 million paving project along State Route 13 from the north Ithaca city line in the City and Town of Ithaca to just east of Irish Settlement Road/George Road in the Town of Dryden is resurfacing approximately 28 lane miles. This stretch of roadway, used by commuters and visitors, begins along the southern portion of Cayuga Lake, connecting residents and travelers to Ithaca’s Cayuga Heights neighborhood, a busy retail and restaurant corridor, leading to Cornell University’s campus and the Ithaca-Tompkins International Airport. Drivers continuing north on State Route 13 transition to a more rural stretch of roadway, featuring rolling terrain and scenic hills leading to the Town of Dryden.

Approximately two inches of the roadway are being milled and resurfaced, while some areas, in need of greater repair, will undergo a full depth reconstruction. Once resurfacing is finished, reflective epoxy pavement markings will be added, helping to increase nighttime visibility and improve safety during inclement weather.

Milled-in audible roadway delineators (MIARDs) and centerline audible roadway delineators (CARDs), more commonly known as rumble strips, which are designed to alert distracted or drifting drivers that they are veering off the roadway or into oncoming traffic, will also be added along designated portions of State Route 13.

Additionally, traffic signals at the intersection of State Route 13 with Triphammer Road, Warren Road and Hanshaw Road are being upgraded to include camera and video detection systems, helping to improve traffic flow and increase safety.

Several areas within the Triphammer Road intersection are undergoing curb ramp reconstruction to improve accessibility and ensure pedestrians, including those using wheelchairs, walkers, strollers, bikes and carts, can cross safely, in accordance with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards.

The project is anticipated to be complete by fall.“