The New York State Thruway Authority has launched its Comprehensive Safety Action Plan, a system‑wide initiative to improve roadway and employee safety, strengthen emergency response and reduce seriou ...

About 40 vehicles were involved in multiple weather-related collisions during Thursday’s major pileup on the Thruway.

Q: Ben Nunnally of Riverside asked for more details about why so many of California’s freeway rest areas are closed. He felt our recent column that discussed rest stops closures didn’t provide enough ...

State police issued more than 1,000 tickets and seized 170 vehicles during recent statewide crackdowns on toll evasion at the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge and the New York State Thruway. The enforcement ...

Motorists can legally sleep at most New Jersey rest stops for short periods, but rules vary by location and overnight parking is not universally permitted. While brief naps or rest breaks are allowed, ...

Update at 12:27 p.m.: Seven inches of heavy lake effect snow is expected in northern Onondaga County starting Friday morning. The National Weather Service has issued a snow warning for that part of ...

For long treks across Michigan, drowsy drivers are encouraged to pull over at one of the state's 61 rest areas, though new rules currently under review by officials would cap a person's stay to 48 ...

The New York State Thruway's five-year, $2.8 billion capital plan includes a $100 million project to repave the superhighway between Syracuse and Weedsport. Government reporter Robert Harding can be ...

Millions of motorists will soon take long holiday road trips. Some will grow tired behind the wheel — and AAA says drowsy driving is as dangerous as drunken driving. Fortunately for such motorists, ...

Editor's note: This story was updated Dec. 18 to reflect that the 1% surcharge does not affect any tolls. The story previously stated that it would affect all tolls across the entire E-ZPass network, ...

A serious injury crash involving an overturned vehicle shut down all lanes of the New York State Thruway in Ulster County, prompting a large emergency response Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 9. The collision ...