News from the Thruway

Extreme Cold Watches in Effect from 7 p.m. Friday to 1 p.m. Saturday for the North Country; Feels-Like Temperatures as Low as Negative 50 Degrees Possible Friday Night and Negative 30 Degrees Saturday Night

Governor Kathy Hochul today updated New Yorkers on the State’s preparations ahead of lake effect snow set to impact areas east of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario beginning today and continuing through at least Tuesday night.

The New York State Thruway Authority is developing a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan (CSAP) to make travel safer for motorists, commercial drivers, and employees along our 570-mile system.

New planning effort supported by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All program

More Than 4,120 Highway Lane Miles Improved, 1.3 Million Potholes Filled and Nearly 3,700 Bridges Replaced, Rehabilitated or Improved Across the State

New Yorkers Encouraged To Remain Off Roads in Impacted Areas and Rearrange New Year’s Plans if Needed

New York State Police Troop T Conducted Four Enforcement Details Across the State in Partnership With Thruway Authority

More Than 4,120 Highway Lane Miles Improved, 1.3 Million Potholes Filled and Nearly 3,700 Bridges Replaced, Rehabilitated or Improved Across the State

Winter Weather Advisories for Ice Accumulation Have Been Issued for the North Country, Mohawk Valley, Central New York, Southern Tier, and Mid-Hudson and Capital Regions This Afternoon Through Monday Afternoon

State of Emergency Declared in Albany, Bronx, Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Dutchess, Fulton, Greene, Herkimer, Kings, Madison, Montgomery, Nassau, New York, Oneida, Onondaga, Orange, Oswego, Otsego, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Sullivan, Rensselaer, Suffolk, Ulster, Wayne, Westchester and Contiguous Counties