2020 Press Releases
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December
- December 18, 2020 -- TRAVEL ADVISORY - BUFFALO: THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF I-90 IN BOTH DIRECTIONS BETWEEN EXIT 52A (WILLIAM ST.) AND EXIT 53 (BUFFALO – I-190) OVERNIGHT MONDAY INTO TUESDAY
- December 18, 2020 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES A QUARTER MILLION QUALIFIED E-ZPASS NY CUSTOMERS WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY ENROLLED IN NEW GOV. MARIO M. CUOMO BRIDGE RESIDENT DISCOUNT PLAN
- December 17, 2020 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY IN EIGHTEEN COUNTIES AS WINTER STORM DUMPS UP TO TWO FEET OF SNOW IN MUCH OF NEW YORK
- December 16, 2020 -- GOVERNOR UPDATES NEW YORKERS ON PREPARATIONS AHEAD OF WINTER STORM POISED TO BRING HEAVY SNOW, WIND AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE STATE
- December 3, 2020 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES 1,779 TICKETS ISSUED BY STATE POLICE DURING "OPERATION HARDHAT," SURPASSING 2019'S TOTAL BY NEARLY 70 PERCENT
- December 2, 2020 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF NEW INTERCHANGE RAMP BRIDGE OVER THE BERKSHIRE SPUR IN COLUMBIA COUNTY
- December 2, 2020 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF $4.9 MILLION REPLACEMENT OF EXIT 37 (ELECTRONICS PKWY) BRIDGE IN ONONDAGA COUNTY
- December 1, 2020 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES TOLL ADJUSTMENT TO SUPPORT STATEWIDE CONVERSION TO CASHLESS TOLLING
November
- November 27, 2020 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES OPENING OF HUNGRY HOLLOW ROAD BRIDGE OVER I-87 IN ROCKLAND COUNTY
- November 25, 2020 -- MEDIA ADVISORY: NOTICE OF THRUWAY AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING
- November 23, 2020 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY OFFERS TIPS FOR MOTORISTS AHEAD OF THANKSGIVING TRAVEL WEEK AS CASHLESS TOLLING IS NOW LIVE ON THE THRUWAY
- November 16, 2020 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES START OF TOLL BOOTH REMOVAL FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION TO CASHLESS TOLLING
- November 13, 2020 -- STATEMENT: THRUWAY AUTHORITY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MATTHEW J. DRISCOLL ON HISTORIC CONVERSION TO CASHLESS TOLLING ON THE THRUWAY
- November 12, 2020 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES CASHLESS TOLLING TO GO LIVE OVERNIGHT ON NYS THRUWAY'S TICKETED SYSTEM BEGINNING FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, MORE THAN A MONTH AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
- November 9, 2020 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES NEW EFFORTS TO INCREASE HIGHWAY SAFETY AND PREVENT LOW-BRIDGE STRIKES BY TRUCKS
October
- October 30, 2020 -- NEW YORK STATE WARNS OF DROWSY DRIVING RISK AS DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENDS
- October 14, 2020 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES CASHLESS TOLLING TO GO LIVE ON NYS THRUWAY IN NOVEMBER
September
- September 30, 2020 -- MEDIA ADVISORY: NOTICE OF THRUWAY AUTHORITY VIRTUAL PUBLIC HEARINGS
- September 30, 2020 -- DURING NATIONAL DRIVE ELECTRIC WEEK 2020, NYS ANNOUNCES INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS AT NYS THRUWAY PARK & RIDE COMMUTER LOTS
- September 29, 2020 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF GRACE CHURCH STREET BRIDGE OVER I-95 AS PART OF “LAST MILE” INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY
- September 28, 2020 -- MEDIA ADVISORY: THRUWAY AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE UPDATE ON LATEST MILESTONE IN I-95 “LAST MILE” INFRASTUCTURE PROJECT IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY
- September 26, 2020 -- MEDIA ADVISORY: NOTICE OF THRUWAY AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING
August
- August 28, 2020 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES INSTALLATION OF FINAL STEEL GANTRY AHEAD OF CONVERSION TO CASHLESS TOLLING ON THE NYS THRUWAY BY THE END OF 2020
- August 27, 2020 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES 1,222 TICKETS ALREADY ISSUED BY STATE POLICE IN 2020 UNDER "OPERATION HARDHAT," EXCEEDING TOTALS FOR ALL OF 2019
July
- July 31, 2020 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES PORT BYRON OLD ERIE CANAL HERITAGE PARK TO OPEN AUGUST 1 FOR THE 2020 SEASON
- July 14, 2020 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES CRACKDOWN ON WORK ZONE VIOLATIONS ACROSS THE STATE
- July 13, 2020 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO URGES NEW YORKERS TO SLOW DOWN IN WORK ZONES AS NEW YORK CONTINUES REOPENING
- July 8, 2020 -- MEDIA ADVISORY: NOTICE OF THRUWAY AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING
June
- June 30, 2020 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES GRAND OPENING OF EXPANDED PET COMFORT AREA AT WESTERN NEW YORK WELCOME CENTER
- June 30, 2020 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF MAJOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT TO FOUR-MILE SECTION OF ROADWAY ACROSS CATTARAUGUS TERRITORY
- June 15, 2020 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES OPENING OF SHARED BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN PATH ON GOVERNOR MARIO M. CUOMO BRIDGE
- June 3, 2020 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY TO RESUME CASH TOLL COLLECTION ALONG THRUWAY’S TICKETED-SYSTEM TONIGHT
May
- May 12, 2020 -- NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES SELECTION OF $450 MILLION PROPOSAL TO MODERNIZE 27 THRUWAY SERVICE AREAS
- May 11, 2020 -- MEDIA ADVISORY: NOTICE OF THRUWAY AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING
March
- March 27, 2020 -- MEDIA ADVISORY: NOTICE OF THRUWAY AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING
- March 20, 2020 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT EMERGENCY TOLL PROCEDURES DUE TO NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)
- March 18, 2020 -- TRAVEL ADVISORY: BRIEF OVERNIGHT TRAFFIC STOPPAGES SCHEDULED ON NYS THRUWAY IN WESTERN NEW YORK MARCH 18 INTO MARCH 20
- March 13, 2020 -- TRAVEL ADVISORY: THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF OLD STATE ROAD BRIDGE TO BEGIN MONDAY, MARCH 23
- March 13, 2020 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES INSTALLATION OF FIRST TWO ‘OVER THE HIGHWAY’ GANTRIES AHEAD OF CONVERSION TO CASHLESS TOLLING BY THE END OF 2020
- March 11, 2020 -- TRAVEL ADVISORY: BRIEF TRAFFIC STOPPAGES SCHEDULED ON NYS THRUWAY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK OVERNIGHT MARCH 12 INTO MARCH 13
- March 10, 2020 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES START OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT TO REBUILD FOUR-MILE STRETCH OF NYS THRUWAY THAT TRAVERSES THE CATTARAUGUS TERRITORY
- March 4, 2020 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY SEEKS MERCHANT INPUT FOR GOVERNOR MARIO M. CUOMO BRIDGE’S DEDICATED BIKE/WALKING PATH
- March 2, 2020 -- NEW YORK STATE RAISES AWARENESS OF DANGERS OF DROWSY DRIVING AHEAD OF DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
February
- February 26, 2020 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES MILESTONE IN DESIGN-BUILD PROJECT TO BRING CASHLESS TOLLING TO THE THRUWAY SYSTEM-WIDE BY THE END OF 2020
- February 4, 2020 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES NEW MEASURE TO ENHANCE HIGHWAY WORKER SAFETY IS INCLUDED IN FY 2021 EXECUTIVE BUDGET
- February 3, 2020 -- TASTE NY MARKETS OFFER UNIQUE VALENTINE’S DAY GIFTS THAT SHOW LOVE FOR NEW YORK STATE’S FARMERS
January
- January 31, 2020 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES EIGHT NEW YORK ARTISTS SELECTED FOR THE GOVERNOR MARIO M. CUOMO BRIDGE PUBLIC ART PROGRAM
- January 24, 2020 -- MEDIA ADVISORY: NOTICE OF THRUWAY AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING
- January 7, 2020 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES CASHLESS TOLLING CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE SESSIONS TO CONTINUE AT WESTERN NY WELCOME CENTER
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