▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁The ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁express way ▁between ▁ex its   2 0 ▁and   2 1 ▁was ▁completed ▁by ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁construction ▁was ▁halt ed ▁by ▁protest ing ▁Sen eca ▁Native ▁Americans ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁accept ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁the ▁Sen eca ▁nation . ▁The ▁protest ▁was ▁organized ▁in ▁part ▁by ▁two ▁own ers ▁of ▁property ▁in ▁the ▁path ▁of ▁the ▁highway ▁and ▁involved ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁an ▁enc amp ment ▁on ▁the ▁right - of - way ▁of ▁the ▁Southern ▁Tier ▁Express way . ▁The ▁state ▁had ▁conducted ▁studies ▁on ▁real ign ing ▁the ▁highway ▁to ▁by pass ▁the ▁disput ed ▁section ; ▁however , ▁the ▁Indians ▁vac ated ▁the ▁enc amp ment ▁five ▁days ▁later . ▁A ▁temporary ▁inj unction ▁prohib iting ▁further ▁dis ru ptions ▁of ▁the ▁highway ' s ▁construction ▁was ▁issued ▁in ▁early ▁August , ▁allowing ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁Sal aman ca – S en eca ▁J unction ▁( exit   2 3 ) ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁express way ▁to ▁res ume ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 3 . ▁This ▁segment ▁was ▁completed ▁by ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁while ▁the ▁last ▁section ▁between ▁Sen eca ▁J unction ▁and ▁Al leg any ▁was ▁opened ▁to ▁traffic ▁by ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁Work ▁on ▁the ▁Cor ning ▁B yp ass , ▁a ▁fre ew ay ▁around ▁the ▁northern ▁and ▁eastern ▁fr ing es