2019 Press Releases
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December
- December 31, 2019 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO DEPLOYS STATE ASSETS AHEAD OF POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALLS TODAY
- December 23, 2019 -- NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AUTHORITY, METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY BRIDGES AND TUNNELS, AND PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY ANNOUNCE CREATION OF OFFICES OF THE TOLL PAYER ADVOCATE TO ENHANCE CUSTOMER SERVICE
- December 23, 2019 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES SUSPENSION OF CONSTRUCTION-RELATED LANE CLOSURES DURING PEAK HOLIDAY TRAVEL DAYS
- December 19, 2019 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES PROPOSAL TO BEGIN TOLL ADJUSTMENT PROCESS AND OTHER BILLING CHANGES TO SUPPORT STATEWIDE CONVERSION TO CASHLESS TOLLING
- December 19, 2019 -- UPDATED MEDIA ADVISORY: NOTICE OF THRUWAY AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING
- December 18, 2019 -- MEDIA ADVISORY: NOTICE OF THRUWAY AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING
- December 1, 2019 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO PLACES NATIONAL GUARD ON STANDBY, ACTIVATES STATE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER AS SEVERE WINTER STORM MOVES THROUGH NEW YORK
November
- November 30, 2019 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO DEPLOYS STATE ASSETS AS WINTER STORM SYSTEM MOVES TOWARDS NEW YORK
- November 27, 2019 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL ELECTRONIC MESSAGE SIGNS AND TRAFFIC CAMERAS ALONG NEW YORK STATE HIGHWAYS TO ENHANCE SAFETY FOR MOTORISTS
- November 27, 2019 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES SUSPENSION OF CONSTRUCTION-RELATED LANE CLOSURES OVER THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY WEEKEND
- November 25, 2019 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES NYS GROWN & CERTIFIED TREES TO BE DISPLAYED IN STATE'S WELCOME CENTERS TO PROMOTE AGRICULTURAL AND TOURISM INDUSTRIES
- November 21, 2019 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF $66.4 MILLION INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT ON NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY IN ERIE COUNTY
- November 15, 2019 -- MEDIA ADVISORY: NOTICE OF THRUWAY AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING
- November 14, 2019 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF $150 MILLION ROAD, TRANSIT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HUB IN THE TOWN OF WOODBURY FIVE YEARS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
- November 8, 2019 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES STATE POLICE ISSUE MORE THAN 1,000 TICKETS STATEWIDE DURING OPERATION HARDHAT
- November 1, 2019 -- NEW YORK STATE URGES MOTORISTS TO AVOID DROWSY DRIVING AS DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENDS
October
- October 24, 2019 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT WITH PROVINCE OF ONTARIO TO MAIL RESIDENTS TOLL BILLS FOR TRAVELING THROUGH CASHLESS TOLLING FACILITIES ON THRUWAY
- October 21, 2019 -- LETTER FROM THRUWAY AUTHORITY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MATTHEW J. DRISCOLL TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENECA NATION
- October 18, 2019 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADHERE TO NEW YORK'S "MOVE OVER" LAW WHEN APPROACHING EMERGENCY OR HAZARD VEHICLES ALONG ROADWAYS
- October 9, 2019 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF $7.8 MILLION BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY
- October 1, 2019 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES CASHLESS TOLLING CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE SESSIONS TO CONTINUE AT WESTERN NY WELCOME CENTER
September
- September 25, 2019 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT WITH SENECA NATION OF INDIANS TO BEGIN PROJECT TO REPAIR THREE MILE STRETCH OF I-90 THAT TRAVERSES THE CATTARAUGUS TERRITORY
- September 19, 2019 -- MEDIA ADVISORY: NOTICE OF THRUWAY AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING
- September 16, 2019 -- STATEMENT BY THRUWAY AUTHORITY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MATTHEW J. DRISCOLL
- September 16, 2019 -- LETTER FROM THRUWAY AUTHORITY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MATTHEW J. DRISCOLL TO THE SENECA NATION
- September 5, 2019 -- TRAVEL ADVISORY: THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES WEEKEND ROADWORK ON I-95 NORTHBOUND IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY
August
- August 30, 2019 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF WORK ZONE SAFETY PSA FEATURING WIDOW OF THRUWAY EMPLOYEE KILLED ON DUTY IN 2016
- August 29, 2019 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES SUSPENSION OF CONSTRUCTION-RELATED LANE CLOSURES OVER LABOR DAY WEEKEND
- August 23, 2019 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES E-ZPASS ON-THE-GO NOW AVAILABLE AT 94 NEW YORK SPEEDWAY CONVENIENCE STORES
- August 19, 2019 -- TRAVEL ADVISORY: THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES CLOSURE OF NORTHBOUND SOUTH GRAND ISLAND BRIDGE SUNDAY, AUGUST 25 FROM MIDNIGHT TO 1 P.M.
July
- July 31, 2019 -- STATE AGENCIES ANNOUNCE NEW EXHIBIT PROMOTING HIGHWAY WORK ZONE SAFETY AT THE GREAT NEW YORK STATE FAIR
- July 29, 2019 -- TRAVEL ADVISORY: THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES NIGHTLY RAMP CLOSURES AND TRAFFIC DETOURS ON THRUWAY AT EXIT 16 IN ORANGE COUNTY
- July 10, 2019 -- NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES FORMATION OF GOV. MARIO M. CUOMO BRIDGE TOLL ADVISORY PANEL
- July 2, 2019 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES SUSPENSION OF ROAD AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION TO EASE TRAFFIC THROUGHOUT JULY 4TH HOLIDAY
June
- June 24, 2019 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF CASHLESS TOLLING CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE SESSIONS AT WNY WELCOME CENTER TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS BEGINNING JUNE 27
- June 17, 2019 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES SELECTION OF DESIGN-BUILD TEAM TO INSTALL CASHLESS TOLLING ON THE NYS THRUWAY BY END OF 2020
- June 14, 2019 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO DIRECTS MARIO M. CUOMO BRIDGE TO BE ILLUMINATED TEAL ON SATURDAY TO MARK NATIONAL TOURETTE SYNDROME AWARENESS MONTH
- June 11, 2019 -- MEDIA ADVISORY: NOTICE OF THRUWAY AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING
- June 7, 2019 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO DIRECTS MARIO M. CUOMO BRIDGE TO BE ILLUMINATED ORANGE THIS EVENING TO MARK NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS DAY
- June 6, 2019 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF $12.5 MILLION PAVEMENT RESURFACING IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY
May
- May 23, 2019 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES SUSPENSION OF ROAD AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION DURING MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
- May 14, 2019 -- UPDATED TRAVELER ADVISORY: THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES RAMP CLOSURE AND DETOUR AS PART OF “LAST MILE” INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY
- May 14, 2019 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES LOWERING OF FINAL SPAN OF THE OLD TAPPAN ZEE BRIDGE
- May 8, 2019 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY INVITES WESTERN NEW YORKERS TO CASHLESS TOLLING OUTREACH EVENT AT WESTERN NY WELCOME CENTER WEDNESDAY, MAY 15
- May 6, 2019 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES MORE THAN 14,000 TICKETS ISSUED BY STATE POLICE DURING EXPANDED WORK ZONE CRACKDOWN
- May 1, 2019 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES PORT BYRON OLD ERIE CANAL HERITAGE PARK OPEN FOR THE 2019 SEASON
April
- April 29, 2019 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF THRUWAY AUTHORITY SKILLED TRADES SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
- April 22, 2019 -- STATE POLICE TROOP T AND THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCE 'OPERATION WORK BRAKE'
- April 22, 2019 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES ECO-FRIENDLY INITIATIVES TO CELEBRATE 2019 EARTH WEEK
- April 19, 2019 -- ONONDAGA COUNTY TRAVEL ADVISORY: THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF VINE STREET IN LIVERPOOL BEGINNING MONDAY, APRIL 22
- April 8, 2019 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES INCREASED EFFORT BY STATE AGENCIES TO SUPPORT NATIONAL WORK ZONE AWARENESS WEEK
- April 5, 2019 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES START OF $28.8 MILLION CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS IN ERIE COUNTY
- April 5, 2019 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES START OF $27.2 MILLION INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS IN ALBANY AND GREENE COUNTIES
- April 2, 2019 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY BEGINS STAGE TWO OF $7.8 MILLION BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY
- April 1, 2019 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES WORK ON $19.1 MILLION INFRASTRUCTURE AND SAFETY-RELATED IMPROVEMENT PROJECT ON I-87 AND GARDEN STATE PARKWAY CONNECTOR IN ROCKLAND COUNTY
- April 1, 2019 -- UPDATED MEDIA ADVISORY: NOTICE OF THRUWAY AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING
March
- March 28, 2019 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES WORK ON $11.1 MILLION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT ON THE THRUWAY (I-87) AT EXIT 17 IN ORANGE COUNTY RESUMES
- March 28, 2019 -- MEDIA ADVISORY: NOTICE OF THRUWAY AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING
- March 26, 2019 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES PHASE TWO OF $66.4 MILLION INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT ON NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY IN ERIE COUNTY SCHEDULED TO BEGIN
- March 21, 2019 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO URGES CAUTION AS STORM SYSTEM WITH HEAVY SNOW MOVES INTO NEW YORK
- March 12, 2019 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES TASTE NY FARM MARKETS TO BEGIN AT NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY SERVICE AREAS FOR 2019 SEASON ON APRIL 1
February
- February 28, 2019 -- PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION SCHEDULED FOR REPLACEMENT OF THREE BRIDGES OVER THE THRUWAY IN ROCKLAND COUNTY
- February 26, 2019 -- PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION FOR BRIDGE REPLACEMENT OVER THE THRUWAY (I-90) IN ALBANY COUNTY
- February 22, 2019 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO URGES NEW YORKERS TO PREPARE FOR HIGH WINDS AND POTENTIAL POWER OUTAGES
- February 21, 2019 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES FY 2020 EXECUTIVE BUDGET WILL STRENGTHEN PROTECTIONS AGAINST ASSAULT FOR TRANSPORTATION WORKERS
- February 14, 2019 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF FINAL RFP TO INSTALL CASHLESS TOLLING ON NYS THRUWAY TICKETED SYSTEM
- February 11, 2019 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO URGES CAUTION AS SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS SET TO IMPACT NEW YORK
- February 1, 2019 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES TRACTOR TRAILER AND COMMERCIAL BUS BAN LIFTED ON I-90, I-190 and I-290 IN WESTERN NEW YORK
January
- January 30, 2019 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO UPDATES NEW YORKERS ON SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER MOVING THROUGH THE STATE
- January 29, 2019 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO BANS TRACTOR TRAILERS AND BUSES FROM SEVERAL UPSTATE HIGHWAYS AS SNOW AND FRIGID TEMPERATURES SWEEP ACROSS THE STATE
- January 28, 2019 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO URGES CAUTION AS SNOW AND FRIGID TEMPERATURES APPROACH NEW YORK
- January 20, 2019 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO LIFTS REMAINING TRACTOR-TRAILER AND BUS BAN ON ALL STATE HIGHWAYS EFFECTIVE 6PM SUNDAY
- January 20, 2019 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO URGES CAUTION AHEAD OF ARCTIC BLAST, FRIGID TEMPERATURES AND SUBZERO WIND CHILL
- January 19, 2019 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO ISSUES UPDATE AHEAD OF WINTER STORM
- January 18, 2019 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO BANS TRACTOR TRAILERS AND BUSES ON NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AND MOST INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS IN ADVANCE OF WINTER STORM HARPER
- January 18, 2019 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO DEPLOYS STATE RESOURCES IN ADVANCE OF SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM
- January 17, 2019 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO ISSUES UPDATE ON SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM
- January 16, 2019 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO URGES CAUTION AS FORECASTS CALL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IN NEW YORK IN COMING DAYS
- January 15, 2019 -- TRAVELER ADVISORY: DAILY TRAFFIC STOPS EXPECTED ON NEW ENGLAND THRUWAY IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY BEGINNING WEDNESDAY, JAN. 16 FOR ROCK REMEDIATION
- January 11, 2019 -- UPDATE: EXTENDED TRAFFIC STOP PLANNED ON NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY TO ACCOMMODATE CONTROLLED DEMOLITION OF OLD TAPPAN ZEE BRIDGE RESCHEDULED TO TUESDAY, JAN. 15
- January 9, 2019 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO WARNS OF CONTINUOUS SNOWFALL OVER SEVERAL DAYS ACROSS UPSTATE AND ANNOUNCES STATE ASSETS READY TO DEPLOY TO AFFECTED REGIONS
- January 8, 2019 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO URGES CAUTION AS LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECASTED FOR UPSTATE NEW YORK
- January 6, 2019 -- *POSTPONED* TRAVEL ADVISORY: EXTENDED TRAFFIC STOP PLANNED ON NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY TO ACCOMMODATE CONTROLLED DEMOLITION OF OLD TAPPAN ZEE BRIDGE ON SATURDAY, JAN. 12
- January 3, 2019 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PROJECT IN ERIE COUNTY
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