Thruway Authority to begin rebuilding its 27 service areas on July 29 | The Daily Gazette
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A rendering shows how the Pattersonville Service Area in Rotterdam will look after it is refurbished.
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ALBANY The New York State Thruway Authority on Wednesday announced the impending start of a $450 million overhaul of its service areas.
The two-phase projects will reach all 27 of the travel plazas where motorists get gas and refreshments and stretch their legs. In their current form they date to the 1990s. The first 10 will be shut down July 29 as work starts.
Fuel will continue to be available as construction continues.
The state inspector general also investigated the allegations.
In a statement issued Monday, Inspector General Letizia Tagliafierro said investigators reviewed thousands of documents and listened to “audio of conversations between individuals who were involved in trying to conceal the replacement of bolts.”
The inspector general shared its findings with the attorney general’s office but said it was legally prohibited from disclosing details of its probe.
Times Union editor Casey Seiler defended the news outlet s reporting and said the Thruway Authority and others were given an opportunity to respond before the story was published.
“The Times Union stands by its reporting, which the Thruway Authority is mischaracterizing: At no point does our story suggest the Thruway Authority was involved in the alleged cover-up by employees of Tappan Zee Constructors, Seiler said.
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