Thruway Authority/Canal Corporation and Rep. Tonko Host Public Session on Amsterdam Pedestrian Bridge Designs

MEDIA ADVISORY/ PHOTO OPPORTUNITY Wednesday, August 11

ALBANY, NY (08/09/2010)(readMedia)--

The New York State Thruway Authority/Canal Corporation and Congressman Paul Tonko will hold a public meeting to discuss design concepts for the Amsterdam Pedestrian Bridge on Wednesday, August 11, 2010, from 6-8 p.m. The meeting will be in the Lynch Middle School Cafeteria, 55 Brandt Place, Amsterdam.

The meeting will be conducted as an open house with a brief presentation on the design concepts developed for the project to date. Members of the New York State Thruway Authority/Canal Corporation Design Team will be available to discuss project specifics and to answer questions from the public.

Members of the media, including photographers, are invited to attend.

Directions to Lynch Middle School from the New York State Thruway Interchange 27 (Amsterdam, Route 30):

• Continue on Route 30 North (Market Street) to Bunn Street at the Stewart's Shop;

• Left on Bunn Street, past the traffic light at Glen Street;

• Bunn Street becomes Brandt Place. The school is on the left.

The New York State Canal Corporation is a subsidiary of the New York State Thruway Authority. State legislation in 1992 transferred the Canal System from the New York State Department of Transportation to the Thruway Authority. Canal operating and maintenance activities are supported by Thruway toll revenues.

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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 website www.canals.ny.gov/tas/. To sign-up for Thruway TRANSalerts please visit the website www.thruway.ny.gov/tas/.

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