New York State Thruway Authority

CURRENT FUNCTIONS. This public corporation is responsible for constructing, maintaining, and operating a central highway route across New York State. The authority is empowered to issue bonds to finance its operation, acquire property rights along the highway route, enter into contracts to construct and maintain the road, and collect tolls and other fees for road use.

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY. The Thruway Authority was created as a public corporation in 1950 (Chapter 143). The 559-mile Thurway was completed in 1960, connecting New York City with Buffalo, and having additional links to expressways in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. In 1964 the highway system was officially named The Gov. Thomas E. Dewey Thruway.

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