ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ, ðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk stˈeɪt dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv pˈʌblɪk wˈɜːks pɹəpˈoʊzd tɹˈeɪdɪŋ ˌoʊvɚɹ ʌv ɹˈoʊdz ðæt wɜː nˌɑːt mˈænɪdʒɪŋ wˈʌn,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ɔːɹ mˈoːɹ kˈɑːɹz dˈeɪli fɚðə kənstɹˈʌkʃən ʌv ʌvðə sˈʌðɚn tˈɪɹ ɛkspɹˈɛsweɪ ˌɛnwˈaɪ sˈɛvəntˌiːn.
In 1964, the New York State Department of Public Works proposed trading over  of roads that were not managing 1,000 or more cars daily for the construction of  of the Southern Tier Expressway (NY 17).