UPDATE: Traffic Still Stretches For Miles Hours After NY State Thruway Overpass Is Struck UPDATE: Traffic Still Stretches For Miles Hours After NY State Thruway Overpass Is Struck UPDATE: Traffic Still Stretches For Miles Hours After NY State Thruway Overpass Is Struck
Update: Traffic Still Stretches For Miles Hours After NY State Thruway Overpass Is Struck UPDATE: The southbound New York State Thruway was entirely reopened by 7 p.m. Thursday following repairs to a severely damaged overpass. An overheight hollow steel tower being transported on a trailer struck and severely damaged the South Broadway bridge in Orangetown at 6:45 a.m. Aug. 31, according to New York State Police. The result: A traffic standstill that at one point stretched nearly a dozen miles, various feeder roadways choked with vehicles and countless motorists looking for a way out. It was the third time that particular overpass had been struck in less than a year, commuters…
New Service Area On I-87 Featuring Lots Of Amenities Opens In Hudson Valley New Service Area On I-87 Featuring Lots Of Amenities Opens In Hudson Valley New Service Area On I-87 Featuring Lots Of Amenities Opens In Hudson Valley
New Service Area On I-87 Featuring Lots Of Amenities Opens In Hudson Valley Motorists in need of a coffee or a pit stop can now enjoy that and a lot more at a new service area on I -87 in the Hudson Valley. The new service area in Ulster County, located in the town of Plattekill, (is now open to the public. The location is the sixth new service area to open on the New York State Thruway as part of the $450 million project to redevelop and modernize all 27 thruway service areas, said the New York State Thruway Authority. The Plattekill Service Area is located on I-87 northbound between Exit 17 and Exit 18. The facility is more than 20,000 square feet, making it one …
Passing Car Injures Thruway Maintenance Worker On I-95 In Port Chester: Police Passing Car Injures Thruway Maintenance Worker On I-95 In Port Chester: Police Passing Car Injures Thruway Maintenance Worker On I-95 In Port Chester: Police
Passing Car Injures Thruway Maintenance Worker On I-95 In Port Chester: Police A New York State Thruway employee was injured after a passing car struck an attenuator truck in a work zone on a highway in Westchester, officials said.  The incident happened on Friday, April 14 around 11 a.m. on I-95 in Port Chester, when a passing vehicle sideswiped a New York State Thruway attenuator truck that had been providing a lane closure, according to State Police Public Information Officer Tara McCormick.  The crash caused a maintenance employee to suffer a minor injury to his arm, McCormick said, adding that he was not taken to a hospital. Thruway offi…
Agitated Man Blocks Hudson Valley Roadway With Truck, Camper, Refuses To Move, Police Say Agitated Man Blocks Hudson Valley Roadway With Truck, Camper, Refuses To Move, Police Say Agitated Man Blocks Hudson Valley Roadway With Truck, Camper, Refuses To Move, Police Say
Agitated Man Blocks Hudson Valley Roadway With Truck, Camper, Refuses To Move, Police Say A 53-year-old man was taken to an area hospital for a mental evaluation after he blocked an area roadway for more than 90 minutes after parking his truck and camping trailer across the road. The incident took place in Ulster County around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 12 on Route 212 in the town of Saugerties.  Saugerties Police responded to a 911 call for a report of a pick-up truck with an attached camping trailer that had parked sideways on the New York State Thruway overpass, blocking all four lanes of traffic on Route 212, said Chief Joseph Sinagra, of the Saugerties Police.…
ID Released For Driver Killed After Cargo Van Crashes Into Tow Truck In Hudson Valley ID Released For Driver Killed After Cargo Van Crashes Into Tow Truck In Hudson Valley ID Released For Driver Killed After Cargo Van Crashes Into Tow Truck In Hudson Valley
ID Released For Driver Killed After Cargo Van Crashes Into Tow Truck In Hudson Valley The identity has been released of a man killed in a two-vehicle crash on a stretch of the New York Thruway in the Hudson Valley. It happened around 7 a.m. Friday, Feb. 10 in Rockland County on northbound I-87 in the village of Nyack. A preliminary investigation at the scene determined a New York State Thruway Wrecker was providing traffic control for a disabled vehicle that was on the left shoulder, partially in the left lane in the area of mile marker 17.6, between Exit 11 (West Nyack) and Exit 12 (Nyack), according to New York State Police.  Earlier report: Driver Killed Afte…
High-Speed Chase Reaching 100 MPH Leads To Drug Arrest In Hudson Valley High-Speed Chase Reaching 100 MPH Leads To Drug Arrest In Hudson Valley High-Speed Chase Reaching 100 MPH Leads To Drug Arrest In Hudson Valley
High-Speed Chase Reaching 100 MPH Leads To Drug Arrest In Hudson Valley A high-speed chase with state police which reached speeds of 100 mph ended in a crash and led to the arrest of two men who were charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance. The chase began in Rockland County in Ramapo around 2 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17 when troopers patrolling the Palisades Interstate Parkway in the town of Ramapo, spotted a 2021 Nissan Altima traveling north on the parkway in violation of traffic laws, said Trooper Steven Nevel. Troopers stopped the vehicle near Exit 12. While approaching the car, the driver fled the area and continued north. Troopers initiated …
Here's How Much Tappan Zee Bridge Toll Could Increase If NY Thruway Proposal Takes Effect Here's How Much Tappan Zee Bridge Toll Could Increase If NY Thruway Proposal Takes Effect Here's How Much Tappan Zee Bridge Toll Could Increase If NY Thruway Proposal Takes Effect
Here's How Much Tappan Zee Bridge Toll Could Increase If NY Thruway Proposal Takes Effect It could soon cost more to drive on the New York State Thruway, and that includes the Tappan Zee Bridge. The New York State Thruway Authority's (NYSTA) board of directors will meet Monday, Dec. 5, to consider a proposed toll hike that would begin in 2024, WIVB in Buffalo reports.  Tolls would increase by 5 percent for E-ZPass customers in 2024 and 5 percent again in 2027, according to the outlet.  Those with out-of-state E-ZPasses or who are paying by mail would pay 75 percent more than the tolls for New York E-ZPass holders. That’s up considerably compared to the current 15 percent dif…
IDs, New Info Released After 13 Hospitalized In Passenger Van Crash On NY Thruway IDs, New Info Released After 13 Hospitalized In Passenger Van Crash On NY Thruway IDs, New Info Released After 13 Hospitalized In Passenger Van Crash On NY Thruway
IDs, New Info Released After 13 Hospitalized In Passenger Van Crash On NY Thruway New details and identifications of those involved have been released after 13 people were hospitalized when a large passenger van crashed on the New York State Thruway. It happened around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24 south of Albany, on the southbound side of I-87 near Exit 21B in the town of Athens in Greene County. The preliminary investigation determined that the 14-passenger van lost control, struck a guide rail, and rolled over, state police said. State Police said Thursday afternoon, Aug. 25 that a group from the Church of God of Prophecy, out of South Ozone Park, Queens, was tr…
13 Hospitalized After Passenger Van Crashes On NY Thruway 13 Hospitalized After Passenger Van Crashes On NY Thruway 13 Hospitalized After Passenger Van Crashes On NY Thruway
13 Hospitalized After Passenger Van Crashes On NY Thruway This story has been updated. New details and identifications of those involved have been released after 13 people were hospitalized when a large passenger van crashed on the New York State Thruway. It happened around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24 south of Albany, on the southbound side of I-87 near Exit 21B in the town of Athens, Greene County. The preliminary investigation determined that the 14-passenger van lost control, struck a guide rail, and rolled over, state police said. State Police said Thursday afternoon, Aug. 25 that a group from the Church of God of Prophecy, out of Sout…
Woman Busted On Thruway With BAC Over Three Times Legal Limit, Police Say Woman Busted On Thruway With BAC Over Three Times Legal Limit, Police Say Woman Busted On Thruway With BAC Over Three Times Legal Limit, Police Say
Woman Busted On Thruway With BAC Over Three Times Legal Limit, Police Say A 37-year-old woman was arrested after she was allegedly busted for drunk driving on the New York State Thruway, authorities said. Troopers in Ulster County stopped the woman’s car just before 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, in the town of New Paltz for multiple vehicle and traffic violations, according to New York State Police. They determined the driver, Allison Aber, of Malta in Saratoga County, was intoxicated and arrested her. She was taken to a State Police facility in Highland, where police said tests revealed a blood alcohol concentration of 0.28 percent, over three times the legal limit …
Bergen County Driver Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Killed NY Nail Tech Bergen County Driver Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Killed NY Nail Tech Bergen County Driver Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Killed NY Nail Tech
Bergen County Driver Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Killed NY Nail Tech A New Jersey driver has been charged in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 48-year-old nail technician from Vietnam on the New York State Thruway in May, authorities said. Ardit Lleshi, age 25, of Garfield, was taken arrested on June 30 in connection to the death of Michael Tran, according to New York State Police. Lleshi was extradited to New York on Wednesday, July 13. Tran’s body was found on the side of the road in Albany County on May 30, near Exit 23 in Bethlehem. Investigators determined he had been struck by a northbound driver after walking away from an earlier crash. In the f…
Man Charged In Fatal Hit-Run Crash On Thruway Man Charged In Fatal Hit-Run Crash On Thruway Man Charged In Fatal Hit-Run Crash On Thruway
Man Charged In Fatal Hit-Run Crash On Thruway More than a month after an Albany man survived a head-on crash with a tractor-trailer on the New York State Thruway only to later be killed by a hit-and-run driver, police have made an arrest. Ardit Lleshi, age 25, of Garfield, New Jersey, was taken into custody on June 30 in connection to the death of 48-year-old Michael Tran, according to New York State Police. Earlier report: Wrong-Way Driver Hit, Killed After Walking From Crash In Bethlehem Lleshi was extradited to New York on Wednesday, July 13. Tran’s body was found on the side of the road in Albany County on May 30, near Exit …