In a statement, Thruway spokesman Jonathan Dougherty noted the «significant investment» involved in
bringing cashless tolling to the two toll barriers and every entry and exit point along the Thruway.
But, we also wanted to ask him about
bringing cashless tolls to Western New York to ease traffic congestion.
Funds to
bring cashless tolling to the entire New York State Thruway, a move that could eventually have the Williamsville and Lackawanna toll barriers removed by 2020.
ALBANY — There are no specific plans to
bring a cashless toll system to the upstate portions of the Thruway even though it now operates at the Tappan Zee Bridge between Rockland and Westchester counties, a Cuomo administration official told lawmakers Wednesday.
There are no specific plans to
bring a cashless toll system to the upstate portions of the Thruway even though it now operates at the Tappan Zee Bridge between Rockland and Westchester counties, a Cuomo administration official told lawmakers.
And Bill Finch, new acting executive director of the Thruway Authority, said as recently as February that there were no specific plans to
bring cashless tolling to Upstate sections of the Thruway.
And he said he was told it would take up to 10 years for the state to
bring a cashless system to the Grand Island bridges.
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.
Not exact matches
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.
Cuomo announced millions in funding for several projects, including a hemp factory in upstate Binghamton, the completion of «
cashless tolling» on the entire length of the NYS Thruway by 2020 and other projects he expects will
bring more business to the state.
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.
Hoyt said the governor and New York State Thruway Authority, which maintains the Grand Island bridges and collects the tolls, are committed to
bringing high - speed,
cashless tolling across the state, including to Grand Island.
Having been at the forefront of embracing digital technology in the classroom — finding an overhead projector in a modern school could be deemed impossible — much of the latest technology has focussed on
cashless school meals, with schools eager to introduce pre-paid school lunches, eradicating the need for pupils to carry lunch money, and
bringing the relationship between school and parent ever closer.
Going
cashless at a school
brings all kinds of benefits to staff, parents and the students themselves.
There's no ATM at Asuncion's main airport (
bring cash if you need a visa) but plenty of
cashless people were allowed past passport control to get to the bank in the airport.
Cashless service is very useful in emergency situations as a critically ill patient being
brought into a hospital may not be able to arrange funds for hospitalization.
The four state - run companies also made it clear that their move to restrict
cashless facility to approved hospitals would
bring down the costs for the insured.
«It's not only about
cashless [or] about paying for transactions, but what else can you
bring?