9 . ▁However , ▁a ▁severe ▁lack ▁of ▁fund ing ▁has ▁pushed ▁the ▁completion ▁date ▁back . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁the ▁only ▁portion ▁west ▁of ▁B ingham ton ▁not ▁officially ▁designated ▁as ▁I - 8 6 ▁is ▁between ▁the ▁Chem ung – T i oga ▁county ▁line ▁and ▁the ▁j unction ▁with ▁I - 8 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁design ation ▁on ▁this ▁segment ▁cannot ▁be ▁applied ▁before ▁NY SD OT ▁comple tes ▁the ▁Pro spect ▁Mountain ▁construction ▁project ▁at ▁the ▁j unction ▁of ▁I - 8 1 , ▁US ▁ 1 1 , ▁NY ▁ 1 7 , ▁and ▁NY ▁ 7 ▁in ▁B ingham ton , ▁which ▁when ▁complete ▁will ▁bring ▁the ▁road way ▁up ▁to ▁Inter state ▁Highway ▁standards . ▁The ▁official ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁project ▁is ▁set ▁for ▁December ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁Work ▁on ▁converting ▁the ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁highway ▁east ▁of ▁W inds or ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁far ▁more ▁substantial ▁than ▁the ▁work ▁west ▁of ▁B ingham ton . ▁Currently , ▁the ▁only ▁port ions ▁up ▁to ▁Inter state ▁standards ▁east ▁of ▁W inds or ▁are ▁between ▁exit ▁ 9 4 ▁( R os co e ) ▁and ▁exit ▁ 1 0 0 ▁( N Y ▁ 5 2 ), ▁between ▁ex its ▁ 1 0 4 ▁and ▁ 1 0 6 ▁in ▁Mont ic ello , ▁and ▁between ▁exit ▁ 1 1 6 ▁( N Y ▁ 1 7 K ) ▁and ▁ex its ▁ 1 2