New York State Thruway Authority
Authority overview | |
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Formed | 1950 |
Jurisdiction | Matthew J. Driscoll, Executive Director |
Website | www |
The New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA) is a
Organization
In August 2017, Matthew J. Driscoll was appointed by Governor Andrew Cuomo as the Acting Executive Director of the New York State Thruway Authority. The executive officers report to a 6-member board of directors.[2] In 2017, the authority had operating expenses of $872.17 million, an outstanding debt of $8.827 billion, and a staffing level of 3,754 people.[3]
The authority operates without financial assistance from the state of New York. All debt is paid for through tolls and fees.[1]
History
Formation
A toll
System expansion
After the New Jersey Turnpike was built in 1952, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA) and NYSTA proposed a 13-mile (21 km) extension of the New Jersey Turnpike that would go from its end (at US 46 in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, at the time) up to West Nyack at the Thruway. The portion through New Jersey was to be constructed and maintained by NJTA, while the portion in New York was to be built and maintained by NYSTA. The purpose of this extension was to give motorists a "more direct bypass of the New York City area" to New England by using the Tappan Zee Bridge. The extension was to parallel NY 303 and the Conrail-owned River Line, and have limited interchanges, one of which would be with the Palisades Interstate Parkway. By 1970, it became too expensive to buy right-of-way access, and community opposition was fierce. Therefore, both the NJTA and NYSTA cancelled the project.[5]
In 1990, the state of New York sold the
Toll elimination and I-84
Roughly one week before the November 2006 elections, NYSTA accepted $14 million from the
In January 2007, State Senator John Bonacic of Mount Hope began drafting legislation to halt the planned transfer of maintenance of I-84. Bonacic asserted that the Thruway Authority had better maintenance practices than NYSDOT, most notably in the field of snow removal. He also claimed that the DOT lacked the time and money needed to match the quality of maintenance that NYSTA performed on I-84.[11] The senator eventually prevailed as the 2007–2008 budget was modified to allocate additional funding to NYSDOT, which would then pay the Thruway Authority to maintain I-84.[14] A formal agreement between the two agencies was reached on September 19. The one-year agreement cost NYSDOT $11.5 million and took effect October 30, the date I-84 was to become DOT-maintained.[9] The agreement was renewed in April 2008 at a cost of $10.3 million, extending the arrangement through October 31, 2009.[15] It remained in place until October 11, 2010, when NYSDOT re-assumed maintenance of the highway. The change was made in the 2010–2011 state budget in an effort to reduce the cost of maintaining I-84.[16] Governor David Paterson—who included the change in the budget—expected that the state would save $3.9 million annually on maintenance costs.[17]
Canal maintenance
The NYSTA owned the New York State Canal Corporation from 1992 until 2017. Ownership was subsequently transferred to the New York Power Authority.[18]
Highway advisory radio
NYSTA also operates the Thruway Authority
See also
References
- ^ a b c "New York State Thruway Authority". snac. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
- ^ "NYST Org Webpage". Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ^ "NYSABO 2018 Report" (PDF). Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ^ Anderson, Steve. "New York State Thruway". NYCRoads. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
- ^ Anderson, Steve. "New Jersey Turnpike (I-95)". NYCRoads. Retrieved April 19, 2010.[self-published source]
- ^ a b "Panel Studies New Role For Thruway Authority". The New York Times. Associated Press. May 1, 1991. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ^ Lynn, Frank (April 7, 1991). "Political Talk". The New York Times. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
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- ^ a b c Rife, Judy (September 20, 2007). "Thruway Retains I-84 upkeep". Times Herald-Record. Middletown, Orange County, New York. Archived from the original on May 18, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ^ Rife, Judy (October 30, 2006). "I-84 Maintenance Could Be at Stake". Times Herald-Record. Middletown, Orange County, New York. Archived from the original on June 17, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ^ a b Rife, Judy (January 6, 2007). "Senator Bonacic Fights Move on I-84 Maintenance". Times Herald-Record. Middletown, Orange County, New York. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ^ Fink, James (October 30, 2006). "I-190 Tolls in Rear-View Mirror". Business First of Buffalo. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ^ Cunningham, Douglas (October 27, 2006). "Don't Mince Words on I-84 deal". Times Herald-Record. Middletown, Orange County, New York. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ^ Rife, Judy (March 31, 2007). "Bonacic Wins War over I-84; Thruway Authority to Remain in Charge". Times Herald-Record. Middletown, Orange County, New York. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ^ Rife, Judy (April 14, 2008). "Thruway Authority gets $10.3M to Maintain I-84". Times Herald-Record. Middletown, Orange County, New York. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
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- ^ Rife, Judy (August 24, 2010). "DOT Prepares to Resume Interstate 84 Care". Times Herald-Record. Middletown, Orange County, New York. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
- ^ "NY Power Authority takes charge of canal system from Thruway Authority". The Associated Press. 4 January 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
- ^ "Highway Advisory Radio (HAR) Locations - New York State Thruway". www.thruway.ny.gov. Retrieved 2020-11-15.