NY Hwy L § 349-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 12-A - State Thruways 349-A - State Thruway Routes.

§  349-a.  State  thruway  routes. State thruway routes are hereby set   forth and generally described as follows:1.  Southern  Westchester  connection.  Beginning  at  the   northerly   terminus of the Major Deegan expressway in the vicinity of Jerome avenue   at  the  New  York  city  corporate  line, thence extending in a general   northerly direction through the city of  Yonkers  to  connect  with  the   southerly  end  of  the  Hudson  section  at  a point in the vicinity of   Tuckahoe road to be determined by the commissioner.  No  fees  or  other   charges may be imposed for vehicular use of this connection.2.  The Hudson section. Beginning at the northerly end of the southern   Westchester connection at or near Tuckahoe road,  thence  in  a  general   northerly  and  westerly  direction crossing the Hudson river at a point   south of Highland Falls, which crossing shall be known as "The  Governor   Mario  M.  Cuomo  Bridge",  thence  in  a  general westerly direction to   intersect with existing route number seventeen or to a  connection  with   that  route,  including  a  thruway  connection from that portion of the   section west of the Hudson river, generally southerly to a point  to  be   determined by the authority on the New York-New Jersey boundary line.3.  The Catskill section. Beginning at the northerly end of the Hudson   section, extending in a general northerly direction in the  vicinity  of   Central  Valley,  Highland  Mills,  Woodbury  Falls,  Vails Gate, thence   through  or  passing  Newburgh  on  the  west,  thence  northerly   past   Plattekill  and  New  Paltz,  thence passing through or near the city of   Kingston  and  continuing  northerly  to  the  west  of  Saugerties  and   Catskill, continuing northerly passing in the vicinity of West Coxsackie   and  Ravena,  thence  northerly passing the Feura Bush railroad yards in   the vicinity of either their easterly or  westerly  extremities,  thence   continuing northerly passing to the west or through the westerly part of   the  city  of Albany, and intersecting United States route number twenty   in the vicinity of McKownville.4. The Mohawk section. Starting at the northerly end of  the  Catskill   section  on  United  States  route  number  twenty  in  the  vicinity of   McKownville, continuing in a northwesterly direction toward the city  of   Schenectady,  and  thence  around  the  southerly  side  of Schenectady,   continuing through or along the  Mohawk  Valley  by-passing  or  passing   through  the  city  of Utica, thence westerly passing in the vicinity of   Whitesboro and continuing to the north of the  city  of  Oneida,  thence   westerly  to  the  south of the Cicero swamp to a point on United States   route number eleven north of the village of Liverpool.Notwithstanding the provisions of any general, special or  local  law,   the  commissioner of transportation is authorized and empowered to enter   into an agreement with any railroad corporation or corporations for  the   relocation or removal of a portion of the railway with appurtenances and   facilities, as he may deem necessary to accommodate the construction and   use  of  the  Mohawk  section  in  Schenectady,  Montgomery and Herkimer   counties. Each such railroad corporation, subject to the  rules  of  the   commissioner  of  transportation,  or the commissioner of transportation   may let the necessary contracts therefor. The agreement may direct  that   the  work  be  done  by  contract  or  by direct employment of labor and   purchase of material,  or  partly  by  contract  and  partly  by  direct   employment  of  labor  and  purchase of material. The entire cost of the   work, as herein provided, shall be included in the cost  of  the  Mohawk   section.5.  The  Ontario  section.  Starting at the westerly end of the Mohawk   section at a point on United States route number  eleven  north  of  the   village  of Liverpool, thence westerly north of Onondaga lake, thence in   a westerly direction passing in the vicinity of Warners, Memphis, Jordan   and Weedsport, crossing the New York Central and West Shore railroads in    the vicinity of the village of Port Byron, thence southwesterly crossing   the Seneca river in the vicinity of May's Point, thence  westerly  north   of the villages of Seneca Falls and Waterloo and passing in the vicinity   of West Junius, Phelps, Clifton Springs and Manchester, passing north of   Victor  and in the vicinity of Fisher and Severance, continuing westerly   to a point in the vicinity of the city of Batavia, thence westerly to  a   point in the vicinity of Williamsville, including a spur to Main street,   in  the  vicinity  of  Kensington  avenue in the town of Amherst, thence   southerly generally parallel to and west of Union road to a point  south   of the Lehigh Valley railroad tracks, thence southwesterly to a point at   the  junction  of  the  Erie and Niagara sections in the vicinity of the   crossing of Dingens street and the Lehigh Valley railroad in the town of   Cheektowaga.6. The Erie section. Starting at its junction with the Niagara section   at a point in the vicinity of the crossing of  Dingens  street  and  the   Lehigh  Valley  railroad  in  the  town of Cheektowaga, thence southerly   generally paralleling the Lehigh Valley railroad to Cazenovia creek  and   extending southerly and southwesterly to a point north of the village of   Hamburg,  thence  in a southwesterly direction generally paralleling the   existing Southwestern boulevard to a point near the village  of  Irving,   thence  bypassing  the  village  of  Silver  Creek  to the south, thence   extending in a general southwesterly direction to the Pennsylvania state   line on a location lying in the vicinity of United States  route  number   twenty and state touring route number five.7.  The  New  England  section.  Beginning  at  or  near  the point of   intersection of the Bronx  and  Pelham  parkway  and  the  extension  of   Bruckner  boulevard in New York city, extending in a generally northerly   direction to a point on or near east two hundred  twenty-second  street,   thence   generally   in   an   easterly   direction   to  the  New  York   city-Westchester county line north of Pelham Bay park, thence  generally   in a northeasterly direction through the town of Pelham, the city of New   Rochelle, the town of Mamaroneck, the village of Mamaroneck, the town of   Harrison,  the  city  of  Rye,  the  town of Rye and the village of Port   Chester, to a point on the New York-Connecticut state line.8. The Niagara section. Starting at the junction of the Erie  and  the   Ontario  sections  at a point in the vicinity of the crossing of Dingens   street and the Lehigh Valley railroad in the town of Cheektowaga, thence   generally in a westerly direction to Erie street in the city of Buffalo,   thence continuing in a general northwesterly  direction  to  the  Front,   thence  through  the Front and north between Niagara street and the ship   canal to the right of way of the abandoned Erie canal near the  northern   end  of  such  ship  canal,  thence  generally  along such right of way,   deviating therefrom to make a connection with the easterly  approach  of   the  South  Grand  Island  bridge,  thence  across  the  Niagara  river,   utilizing the existing South Grand Island bridge or constructing another   bridge parallel to such bridge, or both, thence  along  or  parallel  to   existing Grand Island boulevard, across the Niagara river, utilizing the   existing  North  Grand  Island  bridge,  or  constructing another bridge   parallel to such bridge, or both.9. The Berkshire section.  Starting  at  a  point  or  points  on  the   Catskill  section  northeast  of  Becker's Corners, thence easterly to a   point on the west bank of the Hudson river, which point  shall  be  more   than  fifteen  miles north of the Rip Van Winkle bridge, thence across a   bridge to be constructed by the authority and which  crossing  shall  be   known  as  "The  Castleton-on-Hudson  Bridge"; and thence generally in a   southeasterly direction and passing in the vicinity of  the  hamlets  of   Brookview,  North  Chatham,  Old Chatham, and East Chatham to a point on   the New York-Massachusetts boundary line near the hamlet of State Line.