NY Pub Auth L § 356 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 2 - Park, Parkway and Highway Authorities Title 9 - New York State Thruway Authority 356 - Thruway Sections and Connections; Assuming Jurisdiction.

§ 356. Thruway sections and connections; assuming jurisdiction. At any   time  after  this title shall become effective the authority may adopt a   resolution assuming jurisdiction for its corporate purposes  of  any  or   all  of  the  thruway  sections  or connections below described and such   connections  with  highways,  hereinafter  referred   to   as   "highway   connections," as the authority may deem advisable in the interest of the   public  to serve traffic needs, and the authority shall continue to have   such jurisdiction so long as its corporate existence shall continue.Pending the adoption of such resolution, the commissioner  shall  have   all  the  powers  herein  conferred  upon  the  authority  to construct,   reconstruct, improve, maintain, and operate such  thruway  sections  and   connections,  and highway connections, and to acquire in the name of the   state real property therefor. Subject to such  deviations  therefrom  as   the  authority may deem advisable in the interest of the public to serve   traffic needs,  such  thruway  sections  and  connections  shall  be  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", including  a  highway  connection  between  "The   Governor  Mario  M.  Cuomo  Bridge"  and  the New England section of the   thruway presently known as interstate route  two  hundred  eighty-seven,   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, including a highway connection   which runs from the Pennsylvania line at Port Jervis to the  Connecticut   border  east of Brewster, presently known as interstate route 84, except   for that portion of the highway connection between the interchange  with   the  easternmost  state  highway  on  the west shore of the Hudson river   (currently designated state touring route 9W) and the  interchange  with   the  westernmost  state  highway  on  the east shore of the Hudson river   (currently designated state touring route 9D) which is  subject  to  the   jurisdiction  of  the  New York state bridge authority, 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.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  vicinities  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  vicinities 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   eastern   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.The  thruway  constructed  along the routes designated in this section   shall be known as "The Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway".