The State Department of Transportation says it’s temporarily reinstalling two of the three flagpoles that were removed from I-490 during a construction project…angering Rochester-area veterans groups.
Acting DOT Commissioner Paul Karas says they’re working to identify a permanent location where all three flag poles can be installed and maintained in the long term. Karas has issued a statement apologizing to anyone who may have been offended when contractors took the flag poles down last week.
Both State Senator Joe Robach and Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo put pressure on the DOT to bring back the poles.