  1 4 ▁in ▁Hor se head s ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁after ▁that ▁section ▁had ▁been ▁upgrad ed . ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁ ▁portion ▁of ▁NY   1 7 ▁from ▁I - 8 1 ▁in ▁B ingham ton ▁east ▁to ▁NY   7 9 ▁in ▁W inds or ▁was ▁designated ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁I - 8 6 ▁following ▁the ▁elim ination ▁of ▁at - grade ▁inter sections ▁and ▁the ▁reconst ruction ▁of ▁exit ▁ram ps ▁along ▁the ▁stretch . ▁The ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁$ 3 0   mill ion ▁project ▁increased ▁the ▁total ▁mile age ▁of ▁I - 8 6 ▁to ▁ ▁and ▁created ▁a ▁temporary ▁gap ▁in ▁the ▁design ation . ▁ ▁In ▁Hor se head s , ▁a ▁$ 6 0 ▁million ▁project ▁to ▁elev ate ▁the ▁highway ▁and ▁remove ▁at - grade ▁inter sections ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁between ▁NY   1 4 ▁( exit   5 2 ) ▁and ▁NY   1 3 ▁( exit   5 4 ) ▁began ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁was ▁completed ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁NY SD OT ▁subsequently ▁sought ▁permission ▁from ▁F H WA ▁to ▁extend ▁I - 8 6 ▁over ▁the ▁new ▁by pass ▁and ▁the ▁existing ▁NY   1 7 ▁fre ew ay ▁to ▁NY   3 5 2 ▁in ▁El mi ra ; ▁it ▁was ▁granted ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 8