I-90 GOES BACK UNDER THE SCALPEL.(CAPITAL REGION)

Byline: JULIE CARR Staff writer

ALBANY Construction on Interstate 90 isn't going away. In fact, it's just begun west of I-787.

Richard Maitino, regional Department of Transportation director, said traffic through the $19.3 million job's work zone appeared to be flowing smoothly during Monday's morning rush hour, following some slow going for motorists on the project's first day Saturday.

``Saturday was really an aberration, because that was the day we were erecting barriers and sometimes closing two of three lanes at a time,'' Maitino said. ``But you only put up the barriers once on a job, and we expect backups from here on out to be …