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2025 Press Releases

2025 Press Releases | 2024 Press Releases

May

• May 19, 2025 -- TRAVEL ADVISORY: STEEL INSTALLATION TO BEGIN ON NORTH AVENUE BRIDGE IN NEW ROCHELLE ON TUESDAY, MAY 27
• May 16, 2025 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES $12.3 MILLION BRIDGE REHABILITATION PROJECT UNDERWAY ON THRUWAY BRIDGE OVER NYS ROUTE 5S/ERIE CANAL RAIL TRAIL IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY
• May 16, 2025 -- OPERATION PLATE CHECK: GOVERNOR HOCHUL ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN SAFER ROADWAYS  
• May 13, 2025 -- PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION FOR PINE HILL ROAD BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT OVER THRUWAY (I-87) IN WOODBURY (ORANGE COUNTY) TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, MAY 20
• May 9, 2025 -- GOVERNOR HOCHUL SIGNS NEW LEGISLATION MAKING TRANSFORMATIVE INVESTMENTS IN TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND ROAD SAFETY AS PART OF FY 2026 BUDGET  
• May 5, 2025 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES WORK RESUMES ON $36.8 MILLION PAVEMENT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT ON THRUWAY IN MONROE AND GENESEE COUNTIES

April

• April 28, 2025 -- GOVERNOR HOCHUL MARKS WORKERS' MEMORIAL DAY  
• April 24, 2025 -- TRAVEL ADVISORY: ENTRANCE RAMP TO I-87/I-287 SOUTHBOUND AND GOV. MARIO M. CUOMO BRIDGE IN SOUTH NYACK TO CLOSE THIS WEEKEND
• April 23, 2025 -- GOVERNOR HOCHUL TO ILLUMINATE NEW YORK STATE LANDMARKS FOR WORK ZONE AWARENESS WEEK  
• April 23, 2025 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES WORK RESUMES ON $45 MILLION CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY PAVEMENT IMPROVEMENT AND SAFETY ENHANCEMENT PROJECT
• April 21, 2025 -- PROTECTING HIGHWAY WORKERS: GOVERNOR HOCHUL PROMOTES WORK ZONE SAFETY STATEWIDE AS CONSTRUCTION SEASON BEGINS AND COMMEMORATES NATIONAL WORK ZONE AWARENESS WEEK  
• April 18, 2025 -- PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION FOR MALDEN TURNPIKE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT OVER THRUWAY (I-87) IN SAUGERTIES (ULSTER COUNTY) TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY, APRIL 24
• April 16, 2025 -- MEDIA ADVISORY: NOTICE OF THRUWAY AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING
• April 15, 2025 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES START OF $3.9 MILLION PROJECT TO REHABILITATE INTERCHANGE 34A BRIDGE OVER THE THRUWAY IN ONONDAGA COUNTY
• April 7, 2025 -- GOVERNOR HOCHUL ANNOUNCES START OF $86.7 MILLION PAVEMENT IMPROVEMENT AND BRIDGE REHABILITATION PROJECT ON I-95 IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY  
• April 4, 2025 -- GOVERNOR HOCHUL ANNOUNCES START OF $20.5 MILLION BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT OF I-90 BRIDGE OVER MOHAWK STREET IN HERKIMER COUNTY  
• April 2, 2025 -- TRANSFORMING STATE ROADWAYS: GOVERNOR HOCHUL ANNOUNCES $61.5 MILLION PAVEMENT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT NOW UNDERWAY ON THRUWAY IN ONTARIO AND MONROE COUNTIES  

March

• March 28, 2025 -- GOVERNOR HOCHUL ANNOUNCES START OF $7.5 MILLION BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT OVER THE THRUWAY IN ONONDAGA COUNTY  
• March 27, 2025 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY, MTA, PORT AUTHORITY ANNOUNCE MAJOR UPGRADES TO E-ZPASS WEBSITE AND TOLLS NY MOBILE APP
• March 26, 2025 - SAFETY ADVOCATES, CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AND LABOR LEADERS SUPPORT GOVERNOR HOCHUL’S PROPOSALS TO PROTECT HIGHWAY WORKERS  
• March 24, 2025 -- GOVERNOR HOCHUL ANNOUNCES START OF $19.4 MILLION PROJECT TO REHABILITATE TWO BRIDGES ON THRUWAY (I-87) IN ROCKLAND COUNTY  
• March 18, 2025 -- MEDIA ADVISORY: NOTICE OF THRUWAY AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING
• March 18, 2025 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES REOPENING OF ANGOLA SERVICE AREA IN ERIE COUNTY
• March 14, 2025 -- GOVERNOR HOCHUL DIRECTS STATE AGENCIES TO PREPARE FOR HEAVY RAIN AND POTENTIAL FLOODING THIS WEEKEND  
• March 7, 2025 -- MOTORISTS WARNED OF DROWSY DRIVING RISK AS DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME BEGINS  
• March 6, 2025 -- TRAVEL ADVISORY: DEMOLITION OPERATIONS SET TO BEGIN ON NORTH AVENUE BRIDGE IN NEW ROCHELLE ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12
• March 3, 2025 -- GOVERNOR HOCHUL URGES NEW YORKERS TO PREPARE FOR ICE JAM FLOODING  

February

• February 17, 2025 -- GOVERNOR HOCHUL UPDATES NEW YORKERS ON ONGOING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS  
• February 16, 2025 -- GOVERNOR HOCHUL PROVIDES UPDATE ON WINTER WEATHER IMPACTING NEW YORK STATE  
• February 16, 2025 -- GOVERNOR HOCHUL WARNS CONSUMERS OF E-ZPASS TEXT MESSAGE SCAM  
• February 14, 2025 -- GOVERNOR HOCHUL DIRECTS STATE AGENCIES TO PREPARE FOR WINTER WEATHER ACROSS THE STATE THIS WEEKEND  
• February 11, 2025 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES REOPENING OF MOHAWK SERVICE AREA IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY
• February 6, 2025 -- GOVERNOR HOCHUL URGES NEW YORKERS TO EXERCISE CAUTION AS TWO STRONG WINTER STORMS EXPECTED TO IMPACT STATE THROUGH SUNDAY  

January

• January 20, 2025 -- GOVERNOR HOCHUL DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR COUNTIES IMPACTED BY LAKE EFFECT SNOW STORM  
• January 17, 2025 -- GOVERNOR HOCHUL DIRECTS STATE AGENCIES TO PREPARE FOR DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXPECTED TO IMPACT STATE STARTING SUNDAY  
• January 14, 2025 -- GOVERNOR HOCHUL CONTINUES TO ADVANCE TRANSFORMATIVE TRANSPORTATION VISION IN 2025 STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS  
• January 14, 2025 -- UPDATED MEDIA ADVISORY: NOTICE OF THRUWAY AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING
• January 12, 2025 -- GOVERNOR HOCHUL URGES CAUTION AS LAKE EFFECT SNOW APPROACHES PARTS OF WESTERN NEW YORK, FINGER LAKES, CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTH COUNTRY REGIONS  
• January 10, 2025 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES REOPENING OF ULSTER SERVICE AREA IN ULSTER COUNTY
• January 9, 2025 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS AIMED AT PREVENTING BRIDGE STRIKES AND INCREASING SAFETY ON THE THRUWAY SYSTEM
• January 9, 2025 -- GOVERNOR HOCHUL DETAILS STATEWIDE RESPONSE TO SEVERE WEATHER AND OTHER NATURALLY OCCURRING EVENTS IN 2024  
• January 8, 2025 -- MEDIA ADVISORY: NOTICE OF THRUWAY AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING
• January 3, 2025 -- GOVERNOR HOCHUL URGES NEW YORKERS TO PREPARE FOR EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES  
• January 2, 2025 -- REMINDER: NEXT STAGE OF NORTH AVENUE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT IN NEW ROCHELLE WILL REQUIRE MODIFIED TRAFFIC PATTERN BEGINNING TUESDAY, JAN. 7
• January 2, 2025 -- GOVERNOR HOCHUL UPDATES NEW YORKERS ON LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENT  
• January 1, 2025 -- GOVERNOR HOCHUL UPDATES NEW YORKERS ON LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENT  

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