NY Thruway cashless tolling expands in Hudson Valley

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Cashless tolling will begin by the end of 2018 at the Thruway Authority's toll barriers in the lower Hudson Valley, New York state officials said.

Thruway Authority Acting Executive Director Matthew Driscoll made the announcement Tuesday during the agency's board of directors meeting in Albany, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Cuomo announced earlier this year that the entire 570-mile Thruway system will be converted to cashless tolling by the end of 2020.

Cashless tolling was first introduced in 2016 at Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge. It was followed earlier this year by the Grand Island Bridge near Buffalo.

Cashless tolling systems will be installed by the end of 2018 at the Harriman, Yonkers, New Rochelle and Spring Valley toll barriers.