The New York State Thruway: 1991-2000
The following is from a brochure entitled "Thruway Chronology", which was available at the Thruway exhibit at the 2002 State Fair.
| January 1, 1991 | Vehicle miles total 6,270,721,012 in 1990. Revenues totaled $321,160,649, up 0.64 percent from 1989. Fatality rate for 1990 was 0.91 per 100 million miles traveled. Accident rate of 94.33 per 100 million miles traveled was lowest in Thruway history. |
| April 1, 1991 | Thruway Authority assumed operation of 11-mile Cross Westchester Expressway (I-287), expanding Thruway system to 570 miles. Free emergency roadside service provided during peak commuter hours by Texaco Samaritan. |
| April 3, 1991 | For the first time, reduced-cost commuter books made available for Grand Island residents who use pickups or vans for personal use. |
| April 8, 1991 | Authority announced new policy to place barriers in all medians 54 feet wide or narrower (old policy - medians' less than 44 feet wide). The policy will be phased in with construction projects. |
| April 17, 1991 | Passenger vehicle toll at Spring Valley barrier increased a nickel to 40 cents (part of phased-in increase announced in April 1988) |
| May 21, 1991 | Installation of pilot Highway Advisory Radio System in the Capital District broadcasting construction reports, traffic advisories, tourist information, etc., 24 hours a day. |
| June 15, 1991 | Dunkin' Donuts addition at Scottsville travel plaza opened (first of 16 new restaurant complexes under Marriott agreement). Existing Burger King remained. |
| July 18, 1991 | Announced agreement in principle with McDonald's Corp. for 12 new restaurant complexes (including new gateway center on the Berkshire and Erie Sections). |
| August 1, 1991 | Chittenango restaurant travel plaza opened; first totally new building under Marriott agreement. |
| September 30, 1991 | Sbarro's opened at Seneca Travel Plaza, an addition to the existing Burger King. |
| September 30, 1991 | Thruway Transition Advisory Council sent final report to Governor. Report recommended maintaining tolls and continuing Thruway Authority as operating body. (Final meeting September 23). |
| October 10, 1991 | Nathan's opened at the Clarence Travel Plaza, an addition to the existing Burger King. |
| October 21, 1991 | Assumed operation and maintenance responsibilities for 71-mile portion of Interstate 84 within New York State (final agreement with state Department of Transportation pending). State Police Troop T started patrolling October 1. Brought total Thruway miles to 641. |
| October 30, 1991 | Toll-free number 1-800-THRUWAY put into operation for Thruway road conditions (replacing the 1-800-THE-ROAD). |
| November 21, 1991 | Batavia Maintenance Section won best section award for fourth time in past five years. |
| January 1, 1992 | Fatality rate for 1991 was 0.62 deaths per 100 million miles traveled, the lowest in Thruway history. Vehicle miles totaled 6,743,514,037 in 1991, including Cross Westchester Expressway and I-84. Revenues totaled $308,648,641, down 3.9 percent from 1990. |
| February 3, 1992 | Pattersonville Travel Plaza opened. All-new 15,000 square foot building is largest to date. |
| February 15, 1992 | Clifton Springs Travel Plaza opened. (Marriott). |
| March 16, 1992 | Pembroke Travel Plaza opened (Marriott). |
| April 23, 1992 | Ardsley Travel Plaza opened (Marriott). |
| May 12, 1992 | Highway Advisory Radio on air in Tappan Zee corridor. |
| August 4, 1992 | Gov. Mario Cuomo signed "Thruway 2000" legislation, extending Thruway Authority's role. Transferred the 523-mile New York State Canal System to the Authority, and gave Authority major role in key transportation and economic development projects in the Thruway corridor. |
| September 2, 1992 | New interchange opened - William Street interchange 52A, town of Cheektowaga. |
| September 3, 1992 | Sloatsburg Travel Plaza, the largest in the country, opened a 2-story, 33,500 square foot facility with two-level parking garage that was constructed by Marriott. |
| November 23, 1992 | Westfield Maintenance Section won best highway section award. |
| December 1, 1992 | New Baltimore Travel Plaza opened (Marriott). |
| December 28, 1992 | Plattekill Travel Plaza opened (Marriott). |
| December 29, 1992 | Exact fare lanes in use on Grand Island bridges. |
| January 1, 1993 | Thruway recorded lowest fatality rate in 38-year history for 1992 (0.53 deaths per 100 million miles traveled). Also, record low accident rate (90.62 per 100 million miles traveled). Vehicle miles totaled 7,612,076,692. Revenues totaled $307,430,560, down 0.39 percent from 1991. |
| February 1, 1993 | Movable barrier system put into use on Tappan Zee Bridge, permitting four southbound and three northbound lanes weekday mornings, reverse in the afternoon. |
| March 3, 1993 | Work stated on replacement of Eastchester Creek Bridge, one of the few remaining drawbridges on an interstate highway. Two-year project will replace it with stationary bridge. |
| March 29, 1993 | Iroquois Travel Plaza opened (Marriott). |
| April 5, 1993 | A fifth division, Mid-Hudson, created with split of New York Division. Mid-Hudson Division includes I-84 and the Thruway mainline between Suffern and New Paltz. |
| April 19, 1993 | Junius Ponds Travel Plaza opened (Marriott). |
| May 26, 1993 | Guilderland Travel Plaza opened, the first of 10 to be totally rebuilt by Thruway Authority and McDonald's Corporation. |
| June 7, 1993 | Oneida Travel Plaza opened (Marriott). |
| June 30, 1993 | Ulster Travel Plaza opened (Marriott). |
| July 6, 1993 | Vice Chair Genevieve M. Starosciak retired from Thruway Authority and Canal Corporation boards. |
| July 7, 1993 | Two new members joined Thruway Authority and Canal Corporation boards: Nancy E. Carey and William C. Warren III. |
| July 19, 1993 | Highway Advisory Radio on the air in Buffalo area. |
| July 29, 1993 | Modena Travel Plaza opened (McDonald's). |
| August 2, 1993 | Thruway E-ZPass, electronic toll collection, introduced at Spring Valley toll plaza. |
| August 30, 1993 | Thruway E-ZPass, electronic toll collection, started on Tappan Zee Bridge. |
| August 31, 1993 | Malden Travel Plaza opened (McDonald's). |
| September 24, 1993 | Warners Travel Plaza opened (McDonald's). |
| September 30, 1993 | Port Byron Travel Plaza opened (McDonald's) |
| October 18, 1993 | Ontario Travel Plaza opened (McDonald's) |
| October 26, 1993 | Thruway E-ZPass, electronic toll collection, introduced at Grand Island Bridges. |
| November 11, 1993 | Westfield Maintenance Section won best highway section award for second straight year. |
| January 1, 1994 | Thruway recorded its lowest fatality rate in 39-year history in 1993 (0.45 deaths per 100 million miles traveled). Vehicle miles totaled 7,843,461,654. Revenues totaled $315, 351,954, up 2.58 percent from 1992. |
| February 14, 1994 | E-ZPass electronic toll collection introduced at fourth location, Yonkers toll plaza. |
| May 2, 1994 | With the opening of the 1994 season, user fees (authorized by a 1991 constitutional amendment) are being charged on the New York State Canal System for passage through locks (first time since 1882). |
| May 27, 1994 | State Police Troop T started patrolling Canal System with marine patrol. |
| June 2, 1994 | DeWitt Travel Plaza opened (McDonald's). |
| June 3, 1994 | Mohawk Travel Plaza opened (McDonald's). |
| June 6, 1994 | E-ZPass electronic toll collection introduced at Harriman toll plaza (fifth location). |
| July 1, 1994 | Schuyler Travel Plaza opened (McDonald's). All 27 travel plazas open for first time since October 1990; one still to be replaced (Ramapo). |
| July 6, 1994 | Thruway Authority, State Police and IBM announce pilot program; first toll road system in U.S. to arm state police with computer-to-computer links (IBM ThinkPad laptop computers in 58 patrol cars). |
| July 27, 1994 | Tractor trailer tanker loaded with propane gas struck overpass abutment on Cross Westchester Expressway, resulting in fire and explosion that knocked out center pier and damaged several homes. Driver killed. All six lanes reopened in less than 24 hours. |
| August 11-14, 1994 | Woodstock '94 concert drew 350,000 people to Saugerties but Thruway mainline traffic moved smoothly; traffic restricted at Saugerties, Catskill and Coxsackie interchanges. |
| August 15, 1994 | Highway Advisory Radio on the air in Syracuse. |
| August 31, 1994 | Officials dedicated one of the first sections of Canalway Trail (12 miles between Rome and Canastota) developed by the Thruway Authority/Canal Corporation. When completed, trail will span the 523-mile Canal System. |
| September 7, 1994 | STAR (Shoulder Treatment for Accident Reduction) program termed a success, with 72 percent decline in drift-off-road accidents where shoulder grooves were installed. Thruway installed 106 miles of test grooves between 1990 and 1993; another 620 miles to be treated by end of 1994 (out of 2,500 miles of shoulder). |
| November 3, 1994 | Amsterdam Maintenance Section won best highway section award. |
| January 9, 1995 | An "Alternate F" designed selected for a new bridge spanning the Mohawk River connecting local routes to Interchange 26 in Rotterdam. |
| January 21, 1995 | A satellite E-ZPass Service Center on Grand Island opened. |
| February 6, 1995 | Ernest J. Scarozza of Hamburg named Construction Person of the Year. |
| April 17, 1995 | Motorists will be able to start using EZPass, an electronic toll collection system, on the Thruway's mainline from Interchange 23 (Albany) to Interchange 27 (Amsterdam). |
| May 1, 1995 | New York State Canal System began its 170th continuous year of navigation. |
| May 5, 1995 | Permit that allows commuters to travel at a reduced cost is offered to drivers of pickup trucks for the first time. |
| May 22, 1995 | The 1901 tug "Urger" welcomes visitors aboard to learn how New York's historic canal system helped build the Empire State. |
| July 1, 1995 | John Shafer, Executive Director, retires. |
| July 1, 1995 | Stephen D. Morgan appointed Executive Director. |
| July 11, 1995 | The Canal Recreationway Commission unveils the Canal Recreationway Plan designed to transform the New York State Canal System into a premier tourist destination. |
| August 1, 1995 | Speed limit increased from 55 mph to 65 mph on some sections from Woodbury Toll Barrier to Pennsylvania Line. |
| August 17, 1995 | Ruben Agosto named 1994 Toll Collector of the Year. |
| September 21, 1995 | New toll tickets customized for the vehicle being driven is used on the Thruway's Erie Section. |
| September 27, 1995 | A Master Plan was adopted for the creation of a world-class tourist destination along the 523-mile New York State Canal System. |
| October 10, 1995 | Entered into an historic/public partnership to develop, integrate and support a fiber optic network for high-speed digital voice, data and video communications along the 641-mile Thruway systems right of way. |
| November 10, 1995 | Amsterdam Maintenance Section won best highway section award for the second year in a row. |
| November 27, 1995 | E-ZPass electronic toll collection introduced at New Rochelle Toll Barrier located on the New England Thruway. |
| December 18, 1995 | E-ZPass electronic toll collection introduced at Black Rock Toll Barrier located on the Niagara Thruway. |
| December 31, 1995 | Peter Tufo, Chairmain, resigns. |
| January 8, 1996 | New York motorists using E-ZPass, electronic toll collection system, are the first in the nation able to pay tolls at more than one toll agency using the same electronic toll tag. |
| January 23, 1996 | Commuters with out-of-state vehicle registrations can purchase the New York State Thruway's annual permit for the first time. |
| January 30, 1996 | Howard E. Steinberg of Long Island, confirmed as Chairman by the state Senate. |
| February 6, 1996 | E-ZPass electronic toll collection introduced at City Line Toll Barrier on the Niagara Thruway. |
| February 16, 1996 | Recorded the second lowest fatality rate in its 42-year history. |
| June 19, 1996 | E-ZPass electronic toll collection fully operational along a 175-mile stretch from New York City to Amsterdam. |
| June 19, 1996 | E-ZPass electronic toll collection introduced on the Berkshire Section of the Thruway. |
| July 15, 1996 | Speed limit increased from 55 mph to 65 mph in Albany, Syracuse and some sections of Buffalo. |
| August 20, 1996 | The "Canal Revitalization Program" launched to preserve and develop New York's treasured canal system. |
| October 24, 1996 | Authority Board approves the lowest operating budget in three years at $191,700,000. |
| December 4, 1996 | Thruway E-ZPass, electronic toll collection, introduced from Albany to Buffalo. |
| January 27, 1997 | Authority Chairman Howard Steinberg announced a $296 million construction program for 1997, one of the largest in Thruway history. Tappan Zee Corridor project total of $491 millioin over six years. |
| February 6, 1997 | E-ZPass electronic toll collection began to be offered to commercial vehicles. |
| February 18, 1997 | Thruway experienced its safest year ever in 1996 even with a record number of vehicles traveling the superhighway. |
| February 28, 1997 | Thruway Authority successfully sold approximately $259 millioin of its Highway and Bridge Trust Fund Bond Series 1997A as part of a continuing program authorized by the Legislature to assist the State in financing transportation needs. |
| April 3, 1997 | Groundbreaking in Albany for construction of a cross-state fiber optic communications network that will run along the Thruway. |
| April 9, 1997 | POW/MIA flags to fly statewide along Thruway. |
| April 11, 1997 | As part of the Canal Revitalization Program, training was provided for young people in the Albany Service Corps to build docks for the Waterford Harbor. |
| April 15, 1997 | Expansion of the logo sign program which guides motorists to major tourist attractions. |
| April 24, 1997 | New York State Thruway Authority and New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services distributed posters and information on endangered and missing children at Thruway toll barriers and travel plazas. |
| April 25, 1997 | Thruway has a site on the World Wide Web -- www.thruway.state.ny.us. |
| May 1, 1997 | New York State Canal System started its 172nd continuous year of navigation. |
| May 7, 1997 | Thruway sells $350 million in bonds to help finance the Authority six-year $1.55 billion Capital plan. |
| May 8, 1997 | New York State Thruway Authority issued its 250,000 E-ZPass tag. |
| May 9, 1997 | New York State Canal Corporation has a site on the World Wide Web -- www.canals.state.ny.us. |
| May 16, 1997 | Dedication of the Little Falls Park project. |
| May 28, 1997 | Groundbreaking for a new bridge over the Mohawk River connecting Interchange 26 with Route 5 in Glenville. |
| May 30, 1997 | As part of a Canal community committed to the revitalization of the historic New York State Canal System, the Canajoharie Waterfront Pavilion was dedicated. |
| June 4, 1997 | Under the Municipal Canal Development Program, an additional $450,000 was made available to Canal communities. |
| June 10, 1997 | Tugboat "Urger" welcomes visitors aboard to learn how New York State's historic Canal System helped make New York the Empire State. |
| June 16, 1997 | Area garden centers and clubs beautify New York State Thruway through an Adopt-an-Interchange Program. |
| June 19, 1997 | New York State was selected as one of the first states to receive approval from the federal Department of Transporation to establish a new and innovative program to finance transportation projects called a State Infrastructure Bank (SIB). |
| June 20, 1997 | Crown Blue Line (CBL), a major operator of self-skippered boats, is the newest business on the New York State Canal System. |
| July 3, 1997 | Crown Blue Line customer service center in Frankfort is opened. |
| July 15, 1997 | Tolls for passenger vehicles at the Spring Valley Toll Barrier were eliminated. |
| July 25, 1997 | Deputy Executive Director Leonard J. DePrima named Construction Industry Man of the Year by the Westchester/Putnam Chapter of the American Heart Association. |
| August 26, 1997 | Bicycle patrols were introduced as the newest form of policing on the Canalway Trail. |
| September 12, 1997 | Six men and six women cyclists from different parts of the State set out from Long Point Park in Tonawanda for a 10-day, 350 mile trip across New York State to celebrate the Erie Canal and Canalway Trail. |
| September 14, 1997 | A nine-mile trail extension of the Canalway Trail system in Palmyra is opened. |
| September 15, 1997 | Expansion of a traffic management program within the Tappan Zee Corridor greatly enhanced the Thruway's ability to identify and respond quickly to traffic tie-ups. |
| September 18, 1997 | A marker that stood on the New York State Thruway for nearly forty-years in honor of those who served in the Armed Forces was moved to the Guilderland Travel Plaza. |
| September 23, 1997 | A 32-member "Toll Team" responsible for staffing the Westmoreland, Verona and Canastota Interchanges were honored as "Top Toll Team of the Year" |
| September 28, 1997 | For the first time, hundreds of cyclists crossed the Tappan Zee Bridge during the Great TZ Bike Event. Proceeds from the event went to MADD. |
| October 1, 1997 | D. Andrew Edwards named Director of Operations for the New York State Thruway Authority. |
| October 9, 1997 | An expedited action plan was developed for reopening the section of the Thruway in the City of Yonkers that was closed as a result of a huge gasoline truck fire underneath the Thruway overpass that runs about Central Park Avenue (Rt. 100). |
| October 20, 1997 | Temporary bridges on the New York State Thruway over Central Park Avenue in Yonkers were opened resuming traffic that was disrupted by the October 9 gasoline truck fire. |
| October 20, 1997 | Through a Municipal Canal Development Program, nine communities were awarded grants. |
| November 13, 1997 | Amsterdam Maintenance Section was named "Best Section" along the Thruway for the fourth consecutive year. |
| November 17, 1997 | A traveling museum featuring the New York State Thruway and Canal history and unique artifacts along with an interactive computer unit offering expanded historical information was unveiled. |
| February 10, 1998 | 1997 was the safest year ever on the New York State Thruway due to a major enforcement and education program focusing on the benefits of buckling up and the dangers of drinking and driving. |
| February 25, 1998 | Opening of the new bridges on the New York State Thruway over Central Park Avenue in Yonkers. |
| March 3, 1998 | As part of a continuing program authorized by the Legislature to assist the State in financing transportation, the Authority successfully sold approximately $239 million of its Highway and Bridge Trust Fund Bonds. |
| March 16, 1998 | Motorists have an added attraction at selected travel plazas as the New York State Thruway Authority begins its "Drive New York's Main Street" campaign. |
| April 14, 1998 | Completion of a new fiber optic communications network along the Thruway from Yonkers to Ripley. |
| April 22, 1998 | New York State Thruway Authority and New York State Department of Transporation open a Park and Ride lot at New Paltz (Interchange 18) |
| April 28, 1998 | New York State Canal System started its 173rd continuous year of navigation. |
| May 5, 1998 | The tug "Urger" will travel across the State welcoming school children and other visitors aboard to learn about the significant role the Canals played in transforming New York into the Empire State. |
| May 18, 1998 | Kick-off of a new statewide campaign to educate the public on the importance of seat belt safety and further improve its seat belt compliance rate. |
| May 26, 1998 | Official start of marine and trail patrols on the New York State Canal System. |
| May 28, 1998 | Groundbreaking of a 10-mile recreational Canalway Trail segment from Albion to Medina in Orleans County, connecting 80-miles of existing trail, providing 90-miles of continuous trail from Lockport to Palmyra. |
| June 5, 1998 | New York State Canal Corporation partnered with New York State Corps Collaboration volunteers to build trail segment in Little Falls. |
| June 8, 1998 | For the first time in the forty-four year history of the Thruway, the toll ticket was updated to be printed on demand and customized for the vehicle to which it was issued. |
| June 10, 1998 | Kick-off of the second annual New York State Canal Cruise and Trail Trek. |
| July 16, 1998 | Dedication of the new Seneca Falls Harbor, which was dedicated in honor of the 150th anniversary of the first Women's Rights Convention. |
| October 16, 1998 | The second annual Great TZB Bike Tour to help benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Southern New York Chapter. |
| October 21, 1998 | Governor Pataki announced state funding to allow design work to begin on a new waterfront park in Whitehall on Champlain Canal. |
| October 21, 1998 | Governor Pataki announced state funding to allow design work to begin on a new waterfront park at the Little Falls Harbor on the Erie Canal. |
| October 26, 1998 | Thruway honored by AAA Automobile Club of New York with an Outstanding Achievement for Traffic Safety Award. |
| October 26, 1998 | Thruway achieved an approximate 5% increase in seat belt use among Thruway drivers due to a five-month campaign to educate the traveling public on the importance of buckling up. |
| November 3, 1998 | Weedsport Maintenance Section won "Best Section" along Thruway. |
| March 1, 1999 | Amateur and professional photographers were sought to conduct its first statewide Canal Photo contest. |
| March 19, 1999 | New York State Thruway Authority and New York State Motor Truck Association partnered to produce a safety video designed for commercial operators that use the Thruway and was made available to these operators free of charge. |
| April 12, 1999 | Four New York State Agencies responsible for E-ZPass were presented with the 1998 Excellence in Highway Design Award from the Federal Highway Administration. |
| April 22, 1999 | Toll Collector Howard Thompson Jr., was honored by Albany Mayor Gerald Jennings and area radio station WGNA for his 29 years of devoted service to Thruway customers. |
| April 28, 1999 | New York State Canal System started its 174th continuous year of navigation. |
| April 29, 1999 | Chairman Howard Steinburg resigns Thruway position to accept appointment
at LIPA. Louis Tomson nominated as Thruway Authority Chairman. |
| May 5, 1999 | Governor Pataki announced a new proposal to dramatically improve the connection between I-84 and I-87 in the Town of Newburgh to provide critical Interstate to Interstate connection that has been missing for more than 30 years. |
| June 9, 1999 | Pattersonville Travel Plaza was the highest rated of approximately 200 travel and entertainment venues operated by Host Marriott Service Corporation throughout the nation. |
| June 30, 1999 | John R. Riedman of Rochester joins the Thruway Authority and Canal Corporation Board. |
| July 8, 1999 | Third annual Canal Cruise and Trail Trek begins. |
| July 16, 1999 | The I-287 Task Force was formed to consider a broad range of possible long-term, environmentally sensitive solutions that have the potential to address corridor congestion and the possible replacement of the Tappan Zee Bridge, which would include various rail alternatives. |
| July 26, 1999 | New York State was selected to host the World Canals Conference in September 2000. |
| September 20, 1999 | Groundbreaking for the Buffalo Inner Harbor project to revitalize and transform the city's waterfront into a 21st Century destination. |
| October 3, 1999 | Third annual Great TZ Bike Tour. Second year to benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society -- Southern New York Chapter. |
| October 30, 1999 | Project Labor Agreements were incorporated into contracts awarded for the reconstruction of the Cross Westchester Expressway by New York State Department of Transportation and New York State Thruway Authority for their portions of the project. |
| November 5, 1999 | Amsterdam Maintenance Section was named "Section of the Year" for 1999 |
| January 19, 2000 | Real-time traffic images taken by closed-circuit television cameras on the Tappan Zee Bridge allowing motorists to view live traffic conditions made available on Thruway web site. |
| February 10, 2000 | Leonard DePrima retires as Deputy Executive Director after 21 years of
service. John Brizzell is named new Deputy Executive Director and Chief Engineer. |
| March 3, 2000 | Registering the lowest fatality rate in its history, 1999 was the safest year ever for the 641-mile Thruway |
| April 5, 2000 | A convenient new web site which includes an electronic toll and distance calculator and other convenient tools to make Thruway trips easier and more enjoyable for its customers was unveiled. |
| April 7, 2000 | Thruway donates approximately 20 computer systems to capital region school districts to further aid education in New York State. |
| May 1, 2000 | New York State Canal System opened for its 175th consecutive navigation season. |
| May 15, 2000 | Tolls were reduced for motorcycles towing a single axle trailer. |
| May 24, 2000 | Fuel prices at Thruway travel plazas were reduced by an average of 5 cents per gallon during summer months saving motorists on fuel costs. |
| June 9, 2000 | An exciting new initiative to expand bicycle tours along the entire Canalway Trail and to bring new patrons to local inns along the way with a new Inn to Inn Touring Guide was unveiled. |
| July 7, 2000 | Fourth annual Canal Cruise and Trail Trek kicked off in Whitehall. |
| August 10, 2000 | Opening of a new State Police Troop T satellite station in Waterford to help enforce safety regulations and provide aid for people who use the Champlain Canal and Canalway Trail. |
| August 17, 2000 | Completion of Canalway Trail segment in Canajoharie that connected to a popular trail segment between Canajoharie and Fort Plain. |
| August 25, 2000 | Speed limit on a five and one-half mile section of the Berkshire Spur between it's Interchange with I-87 and the Interchange with I90 was increased to 65 mph. |
| September 13, 2000 | Unveiling of a new Canal Business web site designed to encourage public/private partnership and foster economic growth all along the Canal Corridor -- www.nyscanalbusiness.com |
| September 14, 2000 | Start of a new toll receipt coupon program that offered travelers valuable discounts at stores and businesses across New York State. |
| September 19, 2000 | The 5 cents per gallon reduction in fuel prices at all Thruway travel plazas was extended until January 1, 2001 |
| October 2, 2000 | New York E-ZPass customers can use their E-ZPass while traveling on the New Jersey Turnpike. |
| October 15, 2000 | Fourth Annual Great TZ Bike Tour. Third year to benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Southern New York Chapter. |
| October 13, 2000 | An Adopt-a-Trail pilot project was launched within the Village of Fairport. |
| November 7, 2000 | Verona Maintenance Section awarded "Best Highway Maintenance Section" for year 2000 |
| November 16, 2000 | Opening of a new six-mile Canalway Trail segment in Oriskany. |
| December 27, 2000 | Tappan Zee Bridge webcams will now broadcast images of the Corridor's traffic conditions 24-hours a day, seven-days a week on the Internet. |
