Sentences with phrase «thruway authority system»

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Last week's news that the state will replace the toll booths at the Grand Island bridges with a cashless, automatic tolling system is inspiring a group of elected officials to push the state Thruway Authority to bring the same system to the Williamsville and Lackawanna tolls.

• The State Thruway Authority has 300 snow removal vehicles (snow plows, snow blowers, front - end loaders and salt spreaders) prepared system - wide and has scheduled extra staffing for dispatch, State Police and Division operations.

Agreement for use of the New York state thruway authority's fiber optic system, or any part thereof, may be made through agreements based on set fees rather than public auction or negotiation based on «best interest of thruway» and «appraisal of the fair market value.»

The Thruway Authority is also installing IBM / Weather Company forecasting software and engaging Leveraging the Power of Analytics, an IBM business partner to implement the new system for 2017 snow and ice season.

Under the law, «the State is prohibited from limiting or altering the rights of the Authority to set tolls and fees that are deemed necessary to operate and maintain the Thruway system, and to meet the Authority's obligations to its bond holders.»

Since a cashless toll system was put in place on the Tappan Zee Bridge, the amount of uncollected tolls is reaching into the millions, according to a new study done by the New York State Thruway Authority.

Thruway Authority Announces Technology Enhancements to Snowfighting Equipment System - Wide in Preparation for Upcoming Snow Season

The new disclaimer language leaves out appointees to public authorities, which represent some of the most influential bodies in state government, including the New York Thruway Authority, the New York Power Authority and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which runs the subway, bus and commuter rail system in and around New York City.

The Thruway Authority is committed to ensuring that all of its public facilities along the Thruway System are accessible to and usable by motorists of all abilities and meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act, New York State Human Rights Law and the New York State Building Code.

Megna was skeptical, meanwhile, whether the savings of consolidating the Bridge Authority with the thruway system would result in a significant savings.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has said he expects cashless tolling to be rolled out across the Thruway system by 2020 and has already pushed the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to go cashless.

The shift in administration of the canal system, currently part of the state Thruway Authority, was agreed to as part of the just - enacted state budget.

The legislation comes as the Thruway Authority faces a $ 36 million budget gap and as toll hikes may be possible system wide.

The congressman admitted a shift to the cashless system could negatively impact people who make a living by taking tolls, but he said he hopes the state can find them other positions within the Thruway Authority.

The state canal system will come off the Thruway Authority's books as part of the state's final budget agreement, which also does not include a toll freeze for frequent travelers, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo initially proposed.

Elmendorf urged top officials at the Thruway Authority earlier this year to focus on road repairs, noting more than 600 of the 809 bridges on the system are more than 60 years old.

New York motorists can thank the alleged misdeeds of big financial institutions for a decision by the Thruway Authority to freeze tolls along the statewide highway system during 2016.

Cuomo proposed removing the state's canal system from the Thruway Authority's control — a much - debated arrangement that began under his father in 1992.

In November, the Thruway Authority announced there would be no system - wide toll increase in 2016, made possible by the previously - approved nearly $ 1.3 billion Thruway Stabilization Fund.

NEW YORK, NY — The New York State Thruway Authority Board of Directors today approved the purchase of an enhanced Global Positioning System (GPS) for its fleet of 235 heavy - duty plows for the 2017 snow and ice season.

«We've had tremendous success with motorists using E-ZPass, which is the easiest way to pay tolls, and our goal is to have everyone taking advantage of the benefits, especially with the expansion of cashless tolling system - wide in 2020,» Thruway Authority Acting Executive Director Matthew J. Driscoll said.

Unless NY continues Cuomo's precedent of pumping state money into the thruway system so that its no longer self sustaining (mainly to avoid toll hikes) as it was designed to be and then you need to question why the thruway authority even exists anymore.

Last week's news that the state will replace the toll booths at the Grand Island bridges with a cashless, automatic tolling system is inspiring a group of elected officials to push the New York State Thruway Authority to bring the same system to the Williamsville and Lackawanna tolls.

As for automated tolls, State Sen. Chris Jacobs called on the Thruway Authority in a Feb. 3 letter to implement a high - speed cashless toll system on Grand Island.

INFRASTRUCTURE: Invest $ 11.7 billion on transportation systems, including upgrading Stewart Airport in the Hudson Valley to handle more international flights, expand cashless tolling to all Port Authority crossings in the New York City area as well as the entire Thruway system, and upgrade all 27 Thruway service areas through a public - private partnership.

Two weeks later, the new acting executive director of the Thruway Authority, Bill Finch, told a State Legislature budget committee that the Cuomo administration has no specific plans to bring a cashless toll system to the upstate portions of the Thruway.

In May, Jacobs, along with Morinello and Rep. Brian Higgins, D - Buffalo, tried to pressure the Thruway Authority to either end the Grand Island bridge tolls or switch to a high - speed cashless tolling system to decrease traffic tie - ups.

«Thruway Authority staff members regularly meet with entities exploring potential projects that would impact the Thruway system,» Madison said in a prepared statement.

The recent switch also came as the Thruway transferred responsibility for the costly state Canal System to the New York Power Authority, which operates power plants across the state.

The state is prohibited from limiting or altering the rights of the New York State Thruway Authority to set tolls and fees that are deemed necessary to operate and maintain the Thruway system, Cuomo said in his veto message.

Mario Cuomo transferred responsibility for the state canal system from the state general - fund budget to the Thruway Authority.

Fiscal analysts say these numbers make it doubtful the Thruway Authority will be able to borrow enough money to finance the Tappan Zee project without steep hikes on either the bridge itself — one argued that tolls could easily double — or across the entire system.

Most of them were boosters of the New York State Canal System, which gets most of its funding from the thruway authority.

ALBANY — As it develops a plan to pay for the replacement Tappan Zee Bridge, the Cuomo administration is reconsidering an old proposal to merge two state authorities that separately run Hudson Valley bridges and the Thruway system, several people familiar with its deliberations said.

Matthew J. Driscoll, Executive Director of the Thruway Authority said, «The New York State Thruway's 570 - mile system is essential to the vitality of our state's economy by providing safe and reliable travel through the Northeast, and with these additional charging stations, we hope to soon be one of the greenest superhighways in the nation.