Canal Corporation & Town of Hastings Announce Floating Docks Reopen for Public Use in Brewerton

The New York State Canal Corporation and the Town of Hastings today announced that the floating docks in Brewerton are once again available for public use, effective immediately. The floating docks can be accessed from East River Road.

For more information regarding the Canal System, please visit www.canals.ny.gov or call 1-800-4CANAL-4.

The New York State Canal Corporation is a subsidiary of the New York State Thruway Authority (Authority). Since 1992, following State legislation transferring the Canal System from the New York State Department of Transportation to the Authority, Canal operating and maintenance activities have been supported by Thruway toll revenue.

The New York State Thruway Authority/Canal Corporation offers a free email service called TRANSalert to its customers via email or text messaging to inform them of major incidents and emergencies that may affect travel on the Thruway or navigation on the Canal System. To sign up for the Canal TRANSalert service, customers can visit the Corporation's website at www.canals.ny.gov/tas/. To sign-up for Thruway TRANSalerts please visit the Authority's website at www.thruway.ny.gov/tas/.

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