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Taghkanic, NY

Weeklong Lane Reduction Planned For Stretch Of Taconic State Parkway Weeklong Lane Reduction Planned For Stretch Of Taconic State Parkway
Weeklong Lane Reduction Planned For Stretch Of Taconic State Parkway A major highway in the region will go down to just a single lane for a week, spelling potential delays for commuters. In Columbia County, one southbound lane of the Taconic State Parkway will close in the town of Taghkanic between County Route 10 and Exit 80 beginning at 7 a.m. Monday, April 29. The roadway will remain down to a single lane of traffic through 5 p.m. on Friday, May 3, for needed paving work, according to the Department of Transportation. Drivers were warned to slow down in the area and were reminded that fines are doubled for speeding in a work zone. You can find the late…
59-Year-Old Man Killed In Crash With School Vehicle On Taconic State Parkway 59-Year-Old Man Killed In Crash With School Vehicle On Taconic State Parkway
59-Year-Old Man Killed In Crash With School Vehicle On Taconic State Parkway A 59-year-old man has died following a crash involving a motorcycle and a school vehicle on a highway in the region. Emergency crews in Columbia County were called just before 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2, with reports of a crash on the Taconic State Parkway in the town of Taghkanic, near Post Hill Road. New York State Police said Craig McNulty, of Troy, was traveling northbound on the Taconic State Parkway on a BMW motorcycle when he was struck by an eastbound Chevrolet Traverse driven by 60-year-old Christine Costa, of Claverack. The vehicle belongs to the Taconic Hills Central School Distri…