▁( exit   1 4 ) ▁to ▁Rand olph ▁( 1 6 ); ▁C olds pring ▁( 1 7 ) ▁to ▁western ▁Sal aman ca ▁( 2 0 ); ▁Campbell ▁( 4 1 ) ▁to ▁Cor ning ▁( 4 5 ); ▁and ▁East ▁Cor ning ▁( 4 8 ) ▁to ▁Low man ▁( 5 7 ), ▁parts ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁built ▁as ▁a ▁surface ▁highway . ▁The ▁C olds pring ▁to ▁Sal aman ca ▁section ▁was ▁built ▁out ▁of ▁necessity : ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁the ▁first ▁stress ▁test ▁of ▁the ▁Kin z ua ▁Dam ▁had ▁sub mer ged ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁NY   1 7 ▁into ▁the ▁Al leg hen y ▁Res er voir ▁and ▁made ▁it ▁imp ass able . ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁highway ▁destroyed ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Red ▁House . ▁ ▁A ▁fifth ▁section , ▁from ▁O w ego ▁( 6 5 ) ▁to ▁Johnson ▁City ▁( 6 9 ), ▁opened ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁The ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁express way ▁between ▁Nich ols ▁( exit   6 2 ) ▁and ▁O w ego ▁was ▁opened ▁to ▁traffic ▁on ▁October ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁ ▁Four ▁more ▁segments ▁of ▁the ▁Southern ▁Tier ▁Express way ▁were ▁completed ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁next ▁three ▁years . ▁By ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁the ▁g aps ▁between ▁Rand olph ▁and ▁C olds pring ▁and ▁from ▁Johnson ▁City ▁to ▁I - 8 1 ▁in ▁B