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Rothman

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Re: New York State Thruway
« Reply #3053 on: February 01, 2024, 08:17:02 PM »

Seems not every exit's got one.  This one is on the other side of the mountain and blocks the eastbound onramp. 

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5281115,-73.8125848,3a,87.1y,192.12h,83.73t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sBnPIsd3Zv3uTPWld5uziHw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

And... a story to go with them, from 2019:

https://www.recordonline.com/story/news/2019/10/16/gates-installed-at-entrance-ramps/2523874007/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThe%20gates%20at%20the%20entrances,Department%20of%20Transportation%20(DOT).

(Gates were put up long after the New York Thruway shed itself of I-84 maintenance, so not entirely off-topic)
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Re: New York State Thruway
« Reply #3054 on: February 01, 2024, 09:22:41 PM »

Seems not every exit's got one.  This one is on the other side of the mountain and blocks the eastbound onramp. 

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5281115,-73.8125848,3a,87.1y,192.12h,83.73t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sBnPIsd3Zv3uTPWld5uziHw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

As written on the underside of the gate arm:  https://www.safe-crossings.com/
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Re: New York State Thruway
« Reply #3055 on: February 01, 2024, 09:41:07 PM »

It's the I-81 corridor from Pulaski to Watertown that gets the worst of it.

I’d go all the way down to 481 on that assessment.  I’ve seen plenty of heavy lake-effect bands in Central Square and Cicero.  The right northwesterly wind will even drag it into Syracuse proper.

I had to turn around one night (Dec 28th or 29th 1997) at the I-81 Cortland exit (NY 13) because of snow. I-81 was closed north of there. Was forced to go onto NY 13. I nearly got stuck trying to make a U-turn to get to the ramp for I-81 south. Silly me was trying to go to Ottawa (from Philadelphia), It got really bad very quickly going north from Binghamton.

So I drove back to Philadelphia. Got back there about 10 PM. That night the 11 PM Philadelphia local news showed footage of the snow in Syracuse-Cortland area.

I did eventually go to Ottawa a couple years later. This time in October.
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Re: New York State Thruway
« Reply #3056 on: March 14, 2024, 04:28:41 PM »

A major accident occurred this morning on the eastbound lanes between exits 46 and 45. A tandem tractor trailer struck a disabled car and then went off the bridge that carries the Thruway over Pittsford Mendon Center Rd. in the Rochester area.

https://www.whec.com/local/expect-delays-due-to-thruway-crash-on-i-90-eastbound/

Pittsford Mendon Center Rd is closed and the right eastbound lane on the Truway is closed at this time.

EDIT TO ADD: According to the NYS Thruway website the eastbound right lane between exits 46 and 45 is closed until further notice.

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Re: New York State Thruway
« Reply #3057 on: March 14, 2024, 04:55:39 PM »

No more CDL for that driver.
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Re: New York State Thruway
« Reply #3058 on: March 14, 2024, 08:57:09 PM »

A major accident occurred this morning on the eastbound lanes between exits 46 and 45. A tandem tractor trailer struck a disabled car and then went off the bridge that carries the Thruway over Pittsford Mendon Center Rd. in the Rochester area.

https://www.whec.com/local/expect-delays-due-to-thruway-crash-on-i-90-eastbound/

Pittsford Mendon Center Rd is closed and the right eastbound lane on the Truway is closed at this time.

EDIT TO ADD: According to the NYS Thruway website the eastbound right lane between exits 46 and 45 is closed until further notice.

Wow, those pictures are something. Hopefully it's not a long term closure because it's not going to be good if it's still closed during the eclipse. Hopefully the DOT recognizes that in time to do a traffic shift to the shoulder or something. The effects were already evident today with long backups on the Thruway and even some slowdowns entering the Thruway at Exit 45 (common during summer travel season but unusual this time of year).
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Re: New York State Thruway
« Reply #3059 on: March 15, 2024, 05:16:10 PM »

^ Seems to have been resolved at least temporarily. No backups today so presumably the lanes have been shifted or otherwise cleared for reopening.
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Re: New York State Thruway
« Reply #3060 on: March 15, 2024, 06:34:32 PM »

^ Seems to have been resolved at least temporarily. No backups today so presumably the lanes have been shifted or otherwise cleared for reopening.
Bridge railings were badly damaged from that. They may have installed a jersey barrier for now.
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