Good news for vacationers — the Scottsville Thruway rest stop is back open just in time for summer travel. NY Thruway rest area in Scottsville: What’s new Located between Exits 47 (Rochester-LeRoy) and 46 (Rochester-Corning), the 17th new service area features a playground area, outdoor seating, climate-controlled pet enclosure, dog walking space and private nursing […]
The weather is getting warmer, which means more time outdoors, days at the beach and, you guessed it, road construction. The New York State Thruway has a slate of projects scheduled this summer that could disrupt your daily commute or interfere with your weekend plans. Here’s what to look out for as you’re cruising around […]
The Thruway Authority announced Monday it would begin construction in Tarrytown on May 29 on a bridge lengthening the pedestrian path of the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge to other Tarrytown attractions, including the Lyndhurst Mansion, the Old Croton Aqueduct trail and the RiverWalk, in time for the summer season. The new 270-foot pedestrian and […]
One driver used an empty snack-sized bag of Cheetos to hide the first few characters on his license plate from the peering lens of a tolling camera. A motorcyclist reached his hand back to cover his license plate as he crossed through a toll. Snippets of carefully-placed electrical tape can transform letters and numbers — […]
Earlier this week, the New York State Thruway Authority issued some dos and don’ts for motorists in advance of the April 8 solar eclipse. Among them: Do obey all traffic laws. And do allow yourself extra time to get to your destination well in advance of the once-in-a-lifetime event. Don’t park on the shoulder of […]
A portion of Mendon Center Road in Pittsford was temporarily closed Thursday after a crash on the New York state Thruway caused a tandem tractor-trailer to overturn, leaving the rig dangling from a bridge. The two-vehicle crash involved a tandem FedEx tractor-trailer in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 90 and occurred around 8:30 a.m. Thursday, […]
Mar. 1—A Schuyler Lake woman was killed Tuesday, Feb. 27, when she was hit by a vehicle on the Thruway near Woodbury. According to a media release, State Police responded to an accident after a pedestrian was hit on I-87 southbound between the Sloatsburg and Harriman exits at 1:04 a.m. Erika J. Gargan, 36, was […]
Due to a high wind warning, the New York State Thruway Authority has banned all empty trucks, tandem trucks and tractor-trailers Tuesday on Interstate 90, from exit 36 (I-81) to the Pennsylvania border and on I-190 between I-90 and exit 22 (Route 62). The ban will be in effect until further notice, according to the […]
A reminder: New York State Thruway tolls will increase by 5% Jan. 1 as the first system-wide hikes in 14 years begin. And an identical increase will go into effect in 2027. For passenger cars with E-ZPass, that means a cost increase of nearly 5 cents per mile in 2027, up from the current 4.5 […]