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  MetroPool - News
At 641 miles, the New York State Thruway is the longest toll superhighway system in the United States, crossing New York State to connect Buffalo, Syracuse, Albany and New York City and providing its customers -- the traveling public -- with efficient, effective and safe passage.
The Authority’s New York Division office focuses on the roadway in the lower Hudson Valley, including the Tappan Zee Bridge which is located on one of the busiest and most heavily traveled corridors in the state.
The New York Division’s new employee commute program is now serving as a pilot project for the Thruway Authority in other areas of the state.
www.metropool.com /news/pr_nythruwayimprovesmobility.html   (431 words)

  
  New York State Thruway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Built in the 1950s by the State of New York in order to connect the major cities of New York, it is the longest toll road in the United States, with the 496-mile (793 km) mainline extending from the Pennsylvania/New York State border in the west to the Bronx in the east.
By December 1996 it was implemented at all toll barriers on the Thruway.
The New York State Highway Department regained control of I-84 on October 30, 2006 and the I-190 tolls in Buffalo were removed, although the Grand Island tolls still remain.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_York_State_Thruway   (1959 words)

  
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The New York State Thruway Authority conducted focus groups of 8 to 10 participants in Elmsford and Buffalo, NY prior to instituting E-ZPass.
and New Jersey, the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, the New York State Thruway Authority, the New Jersey Highway Authority and the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, the New York State Thruway Authority, the New Jersey Highway Authority and the New Jersey Turnpike Authority sponsored a survey of potential E-ZPass users.
www.i95coalition.org /PDF/Reports/EPS/nysthruwayny.htm   (512 words)

  
 Tappan Tunnel
Such a person is Alexander Saunders of Garrison, New York, in regard to his passion, a tunnel under the Hudson River, his alternative to the recent proposal by the New York Thruway Authority to rebuild the Tappan Zee Bridge.
Sandy's enthusiasm for the project has led him to meet with the John R. Platt, the chairman of the New York State Thruway Authority and to bring his proposal for a RFP for a Feasibility Report on the proposed "Tappan Tunnel" to the attention of Governor Pataki.
I287 (The New York State Thruway) and I95 (The New England Thruway) were conceived and built with virtually no regard to the municipalities destroyed by their construction, most obviously Nyack and Tarrytown.
www.newcolonist.com /tunnel.html   (1532 words)

  
 New York @ NorthEastRoads.com - Interstate 90 New York Thruway Mainline westbound
New York 7 westbound serves Rotterdam and junction New York 146 (Carman Road) to Fort Hunter and south Schenectady.
Connections with Interstate 88 west and New York 5 serve the Central Leatherstocking Region of the Empire State.
New York 890 represents a northwest freeway spur to New York 5S (River Road) north and New York 5 (Amsterdam Road) to Scotia.
www.northeastroads.com /i-090d_ny.html   (881 words)

  
 www.ny.gov - GOVERNOR PATAKI HIGHLIGHTS HIS PLAN TO PROMOTE CLEAN ENERGY INITIATIVES DURING TOUR OF GE GLOBAL RESEARCH ...
New York’s adoption of the single sales tax factor was a key reason why GE chose to make this investment, and also will play a key role in the Company’s decisions to make additional investments in New York State in the future.
New HOV Lanes Access for Alternative Fueled Vehicles: This new initiative will allow cars and other vehicles that average at least 45 mpg and meet certain EPA emissions standards to use HOV lanes in New York City and on the Long Island Expressway -- regardless of the number of occupants in the vehicle.
New Program to Develop Advanced, Energy-Saving Technologies for Vehicles: A new $10 million program will be created to support the research and manufacturing of lightweight car/vehicle parts, which will reduce overall weight of the vehicles and improve fuel mileage.
www.ny.gov /governor/press/06/0213062.html   (2100 words)

  
 The Thruway
It is important for the Thruway to continue to be identified as the "Thruway" while incorporating a statewide consistent exit numbering system, since Interstate routes enter and leave the Thruway at various locations.
Being on the Thruway is easily identified by the design of the roadway itself, the spacing of the exits and the presence of toll booths and E-ZPass lanes.
The renumbering of the Thruway exits and having it conform to the federal standards is probably the most difficult portion of this project.
www.renumbernewyork.com /thruway.html   (511 words)

  
 Stay awake! New York thruway authority gives drivers free coffee - Newsday.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
NEW YORK (AP) _ The agency that runs the state thruway was offering free coffee and tea to motorists traveling on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.
The New York State Thruway Authority said it has offered motorists the hot beverages for more than 40 years to help keep them awake and warm during late-night or early morning travels for the holiday.
The beverages were being provided at all 27 of the thruway's food and fuel plazas throughout the state from 11 p.m.
www.newsday.com /news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--newyear-freecoffe1231dec31,0,6585914.story?coll=ny-region-apnewyork   (293 words)

  
 The New Paltz Chamber of Commerce Local Maps Directions
New Paltz is located at Exit 18 off the New York State Thruway (I-87) halfway between Albany and New York City.
New York State Thruway to Exit 18 at New Paltz.
Located in southeaster Queens at the South end of the Van Wyck Expressway, JFK is the largest of the airports serving the New York area and handles both international and domestic flights.
www.newpaltzchamber.org /pages/Local_Maps_Directions.php   (322 words)

  
 Interchange of the Week-#21
Exit numbers: Continuing from Week 16 along the New York State Thruway, the next interchange is Exit 7 for NY 9A to Dobbs Ferry and Ardsley.
The northbound Thruway exit ramp offers a high-speed connection to the Saw Mill River Parkway; the southbound exit ramp is somewhat tighter and requires a stop at its base, where Mountain Road also intersects.
This interchange is unnumbered on the Cross-Westchester Expressway, being its terminus.
www.empirestateroads.com /week/week21.html   (984 words)

  
 New York State Thruway Authority
The Authority's Thruway Regional Advisory Network System (TRANSystem) is a network of services offering motorists a combination of current and plan-ahead traveler information designed to provide real-time traffic, weather, construction, and emergency information.
Refer to the Projects and Studies taking place along the Thruway that may cause construction delays.
The Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway is the longest toll highway system in the United States.
www.thruway.state.ny.us   (142 words)

  
 BBC - h2g2 - The New York State Thruway, New York, USA
The cost per mile for the New York City to Pennsylvania stretch was $1,547,000, while the 15 mile New England section cost $6,210,000 per mile.
The New York State Thruway Authority is responsible for the upkeep of the vast expanse of asphalt.
Created in 1950 by the New York State Legislature, the purpose of the independent public corporation is to build, operate, and maintain the system.
www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A296192   (1219 words)

  
 New York State Thruway (I-87 and I-287)
The thruway was connected to the rest of the "eastern turnpike complex," the network of pre-Interstate era tollways that were constructed during the 1940's and 1950's in the Northeast and Midwest.
The "Hudson" (later New York State) Thruway was to parallel the Saw Mill River Parkway in the western corridor, while the "New England" Thruway was to parallel the Hutchinson River Parkway in the eastern corridor.
The speed limit on the New York State Thruway should be raised to 60 MPH from EXIT 5 (NY 100) in Yonkers north to EXIT 15A (NY 17 and NY 59) in Suffern.
www.nycroads.com /roads/thruway   (3927 words)

  
 Governor Pataki Announces Groundbreaking of First Ethanol Fuel Service Location on the Thruway
This plan to put renewable fuel pumps at all 27 Thruway Travel Plazas was first proposed by the Governor in his State of the State Address and was subsequently approved by the Thruway Authority.
"New York has taken significant strides in increasing its use of clean and renewable fuels, and these efforts are evident as the Thruway Authority introduces the first of many E85 fuel pumps available on the Thruway system," Governor Pataki said.
The New Baltimore Travel Plaza, located in Greene County between Exits 21B (Coxsackie) and 21A (I-90 East/Massachusetts Turnpike) on the New York State Thruway, is the first plaza to make E85 fuel available to motorists with flex fuel vehicles.
www.pcnr.com /news/2006/0719/General_Stories/013.html   (430 words)

  
 Thruway - Rochester Wiki
The New York State Thruway connects all of the major cities of New York State.
New York State Thruway portion of I-90 runs south of Rochester.
While the Thruway page can describe Rochester's interest and history involving the thruway (the political reasons for why it was constructed to bypass rather than run through our city, and the resulting economic implications should easily be enough to flesh out an entire page).
rocwiki.org /Thruway   (568 words)

  
 wcbstv.com - Another Tractor-Trailer Crashes On Thruway
Troopers with the state police Thruway detail said a the tractor-trailer crashed earlier this morning in the southern Ulster County town of Plattekill, about 65 miles north of New York City.
At 7 a.m., the minivan driver stopped on the Thruway to check a flat tire, and her van was hit by a tanker truck.
On February 7, four people were killed and Thruway traffic was brought to a standstill for nine hours when a tractor-trailer crossed into oncoming traffic and smashed into a sport-utility vehicle in the northbound lanes, just south of the Harriman toll plaza.
wcbstv.com /local/local_story_079091138.html   (439 words)

  
 New York Traffic Resources
The New York State Transportation Federation, comprises the New York State Department of Transportation, Thruway Authority, and Bridge Authority, and has created the Travel Information Gateway (or TIG) as an Internet service to provide the public with information useful in planning and conducting personal and commercial travel to and within New York State.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey manages and maintains the bridges, tunnels, bus terminals, airports, PATH and seaport that are critical to the region's trade and transportation capabilities.
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), Commuter Information, provides practical information about changing traffic patterns due to construction, general aviation airports, truck, biking and walking programs, ridesharing help and train and bus schedules are all provided for those who travel in New Jersey for work or pleasure.
www.traffic.com /New-York-Traffic/New-York-Traffic-Road-Construction-Airports-Bridges-Tolls-Transit.html   (983 words)

  
 New York State Thruway Authority: Traveler Information: Winter Travel Advisory
The New York State Thruway Authority provides the foregoing information as a public service travel planning tool.
Because weather conditions change rapidly, the accuracy of this information cannot be guaranteed and the Thruway Authority for itself, its officers, employees and agents disclaims any responsibility for reliance thereon.
The New York State Thruway Authority assumes no responsibility for any loss due to any computer or software generated problems associated with these files.
www.nysthruway.gov /wtas/netdata   (407 words)

  
 The State University of New York - SUNY & Thruway Authority Unveil Travel Plaza Kiosks
When I came to New York 20 years ago, I was surprised to see that this was not the case in New York State.
The kiosks also convey the message that New York State, with its outstanding system of public higher education and many campuses, is a great place to live and work.
The State University of New York is the largest comprehensive university system in the United States, educating more than 413,000 students in 6,688 degree and certificate programs on 64 campuses.
www.suny.edu /sunyNews/News.cfm?PrintFlag=Y&filname=2004-11-18ThruwayKiosk.htm   (888 words)

  
 Interchange of the Week-#46
Exit numbers: Exit 18 on the New York State Thruway is for NY 299, New Paltz.
The interchange: This is the standard design for Thruway interchanges involving two-lane cross highways, and is the most common type of interchange throughout the system as a whole.
Of note regarding the latter is that it makes use of a segment, one of several visible, of an old highway, the predecessor to NY 299 between New Paltz and Highland.
www.empirestateroads.com /week/week46.html   (489 words)

  
 News Copy, New York: Thruway Underwater From Syracuse To Schenectady   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
There were two deaths on I-88 due to what news reports described as a "chasm" cut into the highway by rising waters.
In addition to the devastation in the Southern Tier, the affects of this storm are being felt all over Central New York and the Mohawk Valley.
Maybe not noticed as much by downstate news outlets, certainly noticed by news outlets in Maryland and Pennsylvania, portions of Upstate have been caught in a natural disaster -- and many are being appropriately mobilized.
www.newscopy.org /2006/06/thruway_underwa.html   (934 words)

  
 New York State Thruway Authority: Traveler Information: Winter Travel Advisory
Because weather conditions change rapidly, the accuracy of this information cannot be guaranteed and the Thruway Authority for itself, its officers, employees and agents disclaims any responsibility for reliance thereon.
Motorists are advised to further consult local weather forecasts for the areas in which they will be traveling and to plan their drive according to local conditions.
The New York State Thruway Authority assumes no responsibility for any loss due to any computer or software generated problems associated with these files.
www.thruway.state.ny.us /wtas/netdata   (412 words)

  
 About Batavia
Batavia is the Birthplace of Western New York.
Today, all major western New York State routes still lead to Batavia and the New York State Thruway, Interstate 90, borders the northern boundary of the City.
The City of Batavia is located directly off Exit 48 of the New York State Thruway, Interstate 90 and is centrally located between Buffalo and Rochester.
www.batavianewyork.com /about_batavia.html   (551 words)

  
 VANWEDDINGER v. NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AUTHORITY, 107608
On June 6, 2002, New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA) bridge patrol operators Domenick Giovinazzo and James Guarino were operating a NYSTA tow-truck on the Tappan Zee Bridge.
Thus, claimant reliance upon Cottingham v State of New York is misplaced and the cross-motion is without legal support.
Here, the undisputed facts that defendant struck claimant's vehicle in the rear after defendant had traveled one tenth of a mile in heavy traffic, necessarily at a slow pace, did not rise to the level of recklessness.
vertumnus.courts.state.ny.us /claims/html/2004-010-016.html   (929 words)

  
 New York State Thruway Authority   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The New York State Thruway Authority is an independent public corporation, whose three directors are appointed by the governor.
The New York State Thruway carried 233,686,884 vehicle trips per year in 1996 with an operating budget of $196,535,097 for the Thruway alone, with an additional $14,400,000 for Interstate 84.
Motorways in New York's Zones 1 and 2 and some of Zone 3 were built largely as public works projects during the 1930s, following an overall plan for roads and transit developed by the Regional Plan Association in 1929.
www.transport-link.com /region/nysta.htm   (415 words)

  
 NYSPSA 55th Annual Conference - Location
The State University of New York at New York is located in New Paltz, New York, a small, historic village (population 11,300) in the mid-Hudson Valley, midway between Albany and New York City (approximately 90 minutes by car from both cities); exit 18 off the New York State Thruway.
Stewart International Airport, Newburg, New York, is the closest airport to SUNY-New Paltz (approximately 22 miles).
Proceed 14 miles to the New York State Thruway (I-87), north to exit 18.
www.newpaltz.edu /nyspsa/location.html   (300 words)

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