 NY 43 remained on Third Avenue until the late 1990s, when it was rerouted to meet I-90 at the new exit 8 west of Defreestville.After the re-routing of NY 43, NY 151 was extended westward from its former terminus at former NY 43, assuming Third Avenue from the downtown terminus to Barracks Road, its former terminus.The remaining portion of former NY 43 was redesignated NY 915E by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT).