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NY Thruway Authority: No 2016 Toll Hike

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The New York Thruway Authority says bridge and highway tolls won't increase in 2016.

The agency also says Monday a new panel will look at future rates, potential discount programs and other aspects of the system's financing.

The authority is proposing a $2.1 billion budget that is $291 million, or 16 percent, higher than this year.

It includes $1 billion for the new Tappan Zee Bridge now under construction over the Hudson River, $348 million for the operating expenses of the authority and the state Canal Corp. and $380 million for other capital projects across the Thruway and canal systems.

Authority officials also pushed back the timetable for opening the first Tappan Zee span from December 2016 to spring or summer in 2017.

Copyright 2015 The Associated Press.

Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.
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