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Here's Why A New U-Turn On Busy Highway Will Save Lives In Westchester County Here's Why A New U-Turn On Busy Highway Will Save Lives In Westchester County
Here's Why A New U-Turn On Busy Highway Will Save Lives In Westchester County A newly-completed U-turn on a Westchester County highway is expected to make it much easier for first responders to save lives, officials said.  The new U-turn, located by Exit 17 on Interstate 95 in Mamaroneck, will help fire officials and other first responders more quickly reach emergencies, according to the New York Thruway Authority, which announced the completion of the U-turn on Wednesday, Dec. 14.  The project was started to benefit emergency vehicles that historically had difficulty crossing the three lanes of southbound I-95 to reach emergencies on the highway's northbound lanes.…

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by Ben Crnic
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27 NY Thruway Plazas Set For $450M Overhaul: View Rendering Here 27 NY Thruway Plazas Set For $450M Overhaul: View Rendering Here
27 NY Thruway Plazas Set For $450M Overhaul: View Rendering Here As many are stuck inside their home due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, work is moving forward in the state on some important projects, including a new plan to update the New York State Thruway's 27 service plazas. The initiative to upgrade the plazas was first mentioned in by Gov. Andrew Cuomo during his 2018 State of the State address. Since then, a $450 million plan has been launched to redevelop 27 service areas, many of which were built in the 1950s and others that haven't been updated since the 1990s, officials with the State Thruway Authority Board of Directors said. …

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by Kathy Reakes
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New Cashless Tolls Coming To Westchester: Here's When, Where New Cashless Tolls Coming To Westchester: Here's When, Where
New Cashless Tolls Coming To Westchester: Here's When, Where As a record number of Americans prepare to travel for the holiday season, more cashless tolls are coming to the New York Thruway in the Hudson Valley. The New York State Thruway Authority announced that the toll plazas on I-95 in New Rochelle and I-87 in Spring Valley will soon be outfitted with cashless tolling technology. Motorists will no longer have to wait at the gate to pay or scan their E-Z Pass. Sensors will read the car’s EZ-Pass or a photo will be taken and sent to the driver with a bill for those without the pass. The existing New Rochelle toll plaza will be removed in phas…

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by Zak Failla