Transportation

CDTA will announce new coordinated service

Monday, June 3rd, 2013, 12:11pm

The Capital District Transportation Authority and partners are going to announce a new transportation program.

It hopes to improve available accessible services throughout the Capital Region for mobility challenged citizens and seniors.

On June, 4 at 11 a.m., they will announce the decision at Albany City Hall on Eagel Street.

For more details contact Margo Janack at 518-437-6842 or click here

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Motorists urged to be alert for Americade bikers

Submitted by WNYT Staff

Friday, May 31st, 2013, 1:21pm

Americade rolls into Lake George. - File / WNYT

LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. (AP) - The Americade motorcycle rally at Lake George starts this weekend and motorists are being cautioned to be alert for bikers on the Thruway and the Northway.

Americade will run for a week starting Saturday and is billed as the world's largest touring rally. It draws about 50,000 people to the southeast Adirondacks, many of them using I-87 in the days leading up to events.

Riders also tour scenic Adirondacks roads and accidents are reported each year, some of them serious.

The Thruway Authority has safety warnings running on electronic message boards urging drivers to be alert for motorcycles.

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Agencies issue summer driving safety tips

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Thursday, May 9th, 2013, 11:07am

ALBANY – New York State Police, New York State Department of Motor Vehicles and the New York State Thruway Authority are reminding drivers of the dangers that come with nice weather.

Deer become more active during the months of May and June and are seen on most roadways in the state.

To prevent a collision with a deer drivers are asked to be alert, especially in the morning and evening, scan roadsides, and remember that deer travel in groups.

They are also issuing a reminder about motorcycles. With nice weather some of the nearly 700,000 registered motorcycles will be on our roads and highways.

Some safety tips are to always allow a motorcycle use of a full lane, look twice or even three times in all mirrors and blind spots, don’t tailgate and always signal.

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Thruway police cracking down on work zone speeding

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Monday, April 29th, 2013, 11:32am

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - State troopers who patrol New York's Thruway system are cracking down on motorists who don't slow down in construction zones.

The Thruway Authority says state police Troop T is boosting patrols starting Monday and running through Friday as part of "Operation Work Brake." Troopers will be looking out for speeding and aggressive driving before, in and after construction zones.

The work zone enforcement on the Thruway is held three times annually. It was created by Troop T following the Work Zone Safety Act of 2005. The law was enacted to protect workers at highway construction sites.

Last year, Thruway troopers issued more than 1,300 tickets for hazardous violations in and around work zones. The Thruway Authority reported 222 accidents in work zones in 2012.

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Northbound I-87 lanes reopen at Albany after crash

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Friday, March 15th, 2013, 11:14am

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Authorities say the northbound lanes of the Thruway near Albany are open again after being shut down for nearly an hour by a two-vehicle crash in a construction zone.

Troopers say the accident occurred just before 10 a.m. Thursday on Interstate 87 between exits 23 and 24 on Albany's western outskirts.

Police say one vehicle has overturned. Troopers say the other vehicle involved is a tractor-trailer. There are no reports of injuries.

The Thruway Authority says the northbound lanes were reopened around 10:45 a.m.

The crash occurred near the major interchange at Exit 24 that links the Thruway to the Adirondack Northway.

During the lane closures, northbound traffic was diverted off the Thruway at Exit 23 on Albany's southern end.

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Free tea and coffee on Thruway for New Year's Eve

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Monday, December 31st, 2012, 12:28pm

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Travelers on New Year's Eve can look forward again to free coffee and tea along the New York State Thruway.

This is the 42nd year the free beverages will be provided at the highway's 27 travel plazas from 11 p.m. Monday until 7 a.m. Tuesday.

The Thruway Authority says it's a way to remind drivers to stop for breaks to avoid getting drowsy on the road.

It also warns against stopping on the highway shoulder unless there's an emergency.

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NY Thruway relents, drops toll hike for truckers

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Monday, December 17th, 2012, 12:56pm

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The state Thruway Authority board has dropped plans for a 45-percent increase in truck tolls, saying it's taking a number of cost-cutting steps instead.

The toll hike was proposed this summer by the board headed by appointees of Gov. Andrew Cuomo. It was said to be essential to shore up the finances of the state authority and avoid an expensive hit to its credit rating.

But Thomas Madison, the authority's executive director, says Monday a series of job cuts and other steps to cut spending will keep the agency solvent and protect its credit rating without a toll increase.

The toll for a three-axle truck traveling from Buffalo to New York City is about $88. Under the proposal, that would have increased to $127.

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