Facilities Accessibility

The Thruway Authority is committed to ensuring that all of its public facilities along the Thruway System are accessible to and usable by motorists of all abilities and meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act, New York State Human Rights Law and the New York State Building Code.

Wheelchairs and Electric personal assistive mobility devices, as defined in New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law Section 114-d, may be used at Thruway facilities open to the public for pedestrian use. A reasonable accommodation request may be submitted for other powered mobility devices used by an individual with a disability. Reasonable accommodation consideration will be based on factors including but not limited to safety hazard to the user or other motorists and/or impact on the environment.

The use of a service animal by an individual with a disability is welcome at Thruway facilities wherever the general public is permitted provided the service animal is under its handler’s control at all times and does not pose a danger to the public.

For questions on the use of service animals and/or personal assistive mobility devices and to submit a reasonable accommodation request, or for general questions, suggestions or comments about accessibility along the New York State Thruway, please contact the Thruway Authority via email at accommodations@thruway.ny.gov or call the Thruway Authority’s Equal Opportunities Unit at (518) 436-2718 or (800) 253-6244.

Web Accessibility

The New York State Thruway Authority makes our website accessible for users with disabilities.

If you experience any accessibility problems or have any questions or concerns about the accessibility of any part of this website, please Contact Us.

Documents in Other Formats

Whenever possible we offer web pages in HTML format. Often a document is posted on a page in multiple formats, such as HTML, PDF, RTF, Word, Powerpoint, or Excel.

If your browser or assistive technology requires a document in a different file format than we currently provide you can request it from us and we will try to accommodate you.

Free viewers are available for many of the file types we use. If you are having trouble viewing any of the above file types you may need to install additional software:

Web Usability

This website was designed for and looks best in a newer standards-compliant browser.  All pages on this site validate as HTML 5.0.

This site uses cascading style sheets (CSS) for visual layout.  If your browser or browsing device does not support stylesheets at all the content of each page is still readable.

All pages on this site define the following access keys:

  • Access key 1 – Home page
  • Access Key c – Skip main navigation and go directly to the main content
  • Access key g – Submits the Go button for the Search
  • Access key n – Go to the main navigation
  • Access key s – Places your cursor in the Search text box

For IE/Windows, press ALT + accesskey, for Firefox/Windows, press ALT + Shift + accesskey.  On Macintosh, press Control + accesskey.