$150 Million Project to improve NYS Thruway Interchange digs in

$150 Million Project to improve NYS Thruway Interchange digs in

By Kathy Kahn Back in November, 2016, Gov. Andrew Cuomo came to Harriman’s IBEW Local 363 to announce the complete redesign of the intersection of Exit 16 on the NYS Thruway, which leads to what is still called “Future I-86,” better known to locals as the Quickway, had been approved. Locals have long taken the […]

Putting “Slow” back in Sloatsburg

Putting “Slow” back in Sloatsburg

Proposed DOT changes to make Route 17 pedestrian-friendly still undergoing review By Kathy Kahn Planners from the Department of Transportation, along with the Village Board and Sloatsburg residents, have been working for months on a plan to slow down traffic in Sloatsburg without taking it down to a crawl. The DOT came back to the […]

NEW WESTBOUND TAPPAN ZEE OPENS TO MOTORISTS FRIDAY NIGHT

NEW WESTBOUND TAPPAN ZEE OPENS TO MOTORISTS FRIDAY NIGHT

BY JANIE ROSMAN Tomorrow is a long-anticipated day: the westbound span of the new Tappan Zee Bridge will open to westbound motorists. The media was offered a peek at the $3.1-mile, $3.98 billion project today, its first since the eight main span towers were finished in December. Since then, crews have been working to complete that […]