ay ▁was ▁initially ▁built ▁as ▁a ▁super ▁two ▁highway , ▁with ▁both ▁directions ▁util izing ▁what ▁are ▁now ▁the ▁east bound ▁lan es . ▁The ▁west bound ▁lan es ▁were ▁built ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁$ 3 4   mill ion ▁( equ ivalent ▁to ▁$ ▁in ▁) ▁and ▁opened ▁to ▁traffic ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁Sal aman ca ▁and ▁Cor ning ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁the ▁fre ew ay ▁between ▁ex its   2 0 ▁and   2 4 ▁was ▁delayed ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Sen eca ▁nation , ▁who ▁object ed ▁to ▁the ▁fre ew ay ' s ▁proposed ▁routing ▁through ▁the ▁Al leg any ▁Indian ▁Res ervation . ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁made ▁an ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁Sen eca ▁nation ▁that ▁paid ▁approximately ▁$ 1 . 8   mill ion ▁( equ ivalent ▁to ▁$ ▁in ▁) ▁to ▁the ▁Sen eca ▁nation ▁and ▁property ▁own ers ▁for ▁the ▁ ▁of ▁land ▁compr ising ▁the ▁highway ' s ▁proposed ▁routing . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁state ▁c eded ▁ ▁of ▁land ▁to ▁the ▁Sen eca ▁nation — 7 5 0 ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁taken ▁from ▁the ▁adjacent ▁Al leg any ▁State ▁Park — and ▁agreed ▁to ▁support ▁several ▁tax ▁and ▁regul atory ▁exem ptions ▁for ▁the ▁Sen ec as . ▁The ▁transaction ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁and ▁construction ▁on ▁the ▁segment ▁began