The Citizen reports, Empire State Thruway Partners, the consortium led by Applegreen LTD, is nearing the end of the effort it launched in 2021 to rebuild or renovate all 27 service areas on the New York State Thruway. To date, 24 modernized facilities are in operation. The company will reopen the Angola and Mohawk service areas in this year’s first quarter, while it expects to complete the final area, Modena, toward the end of this year.
The article notes that the project “got off to a slow start” due to the COVID-19 pandemic and supply chain issues. Empire State’s privately funded, $450 million undertaking includes a 33-year concession to operate the facilities, 23 of which will have been completely rebuilt.