dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə sˈeɪm pˈiəɹɪəd, ˌɛnwˈaɪ nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt wʌz ɹˌiːkənfˈɪɡɚd nˌɪɹ ðə wˈɛst ˈɛnd ʌv ˌɛnwˈaɪ tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː tʊ ˌɪntɚsˈɛkt ðə lˈæɾɚɹ æɾə nˈuː dʒˈʌŋkʃən ɪn fɹˈiːdəm, loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd dʒˈʌst nˈɔːɹθiːst ʌv ðɛɹ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl ˌɪntɚsˈɛkʃən ɪn fˈɑːɹmɚzvˌɪl.
During the same period, NY 98 was reconfigured near the west end of NY 243 to intersect the latter at a new junction in Freedom, located just northeast of their original intersection in Farmersville.