- New York Thruway Launches Redesigned Website
- Maine Turnpike Educates Customers About Roadside Tree Clearance
- Briefer Still: Other Developments TRN Is Following
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New York Thruway Launches Redesigned Website
On February 23, the New York State Thruway Authority formally launched a redesigned website. Developed by the agency’s in-house web team, the site resides on upgraded technology and offers “an elevated experience and easier access to information for motorists, commercial drivers, contractors, vendors, and other stakeholders.”
Features of the online upgrade — the first since 2016 — include a home page toll calculator; prominent links to important and commonly referenced information; an improved drop-down navigation menu; mobile friendly design; and support for users with different abilities and devices. The site also got an aesthetic makeover that includes new images and video.
The authority plans to introduce a new mobile app this summer.
Source: https://www.thruway.ny.gov, Thruway news release
Information Technology Resources and Acquisitions New York New York State Thruway AuthorityMaine Turnpike Educates Customers About Roadside Tree Clearance
A Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) contractor is conducting five weeks of roadside clearing work along the northbound side of the turnpike mainline (I-95) in York County. “This routine maintenance project involves removing approximately 25 acres of vegetation from the roadside to reestablish Clear Zones constructed from earlier roadway improvements,” said Brian Taddeo, MTA’s project manager. “It restores intended safety margins and will remove hazardous trees that could topple over into the roadway during severe weather events, which has been an ongoing problem in recent years.”
MTA issued news releases to alert customers to the presence of work crews and to explain the project’s significance. In addition to removing trees in danger of falling, the work improves roadway and wildlife visibility for motorists and allows more sunlight penetration on snow-covered pavement, reducing the need for maintenance crews to use ice-removal material.
The authority emphasized that it balances safety and environmental considerations when deciding where to remove live trees. Said an MTA spokesperson, “Maine is the most forested state in the nation, and thankfully this regular maintenance along the Turnpike represents a small portion of landscape. The removal of any tree is a decision we take seriously. Trees are cleared strictly for safety — not for aesthetics.” She also explained how the authority ensures that cleared material is effectively recycled.
Sources: MTA 2-9-2026 news release, MTA 1-26-2026 news release
Environmental Protection Policies Procedures And Initiatives Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Maintenance Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Safety (Includes COVID-19 Impacts) Maine Maine Turnpike AuthorityBriefer Still: Other Developments TRN Is Following
Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority CEO Outlines Purposes And Goals Of $752 Million FY 2026-2031 Work Plan (THEA blog post)
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority Begins H.E. Bailey (I-44) Pavement Reconstruction Project (OTA news release)
Maine DOT Releases $4.5 Billion, Three-Year Work Plan (MDOT news release)
Rescheduled MTA Board And Committee Meetings Take Place Tomorrow, February 25 (MTA news release, Agenda and meeting materials)
MassDOT Board Meeting Is Scheduled For Tomorrow, February 25 (MassDOT meeting notice and agenda)
SANRAL Announces March Hike In South Africa Toll Rates (Devdiscourse)
PIARC’s 17th World Congress On Winter Road Maintenance, Resilience, And Decarbonization Is Scheduled For March 10-13 (PIARC bulletin)
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