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Welcome to the Williamsville Toll Barrier Improvement Project and environmental review study website.

This website has been redesigned to serve as a source for information on this project and to provide an opportunity for the public to give constructive feedback.

The New York State Thruway Authority and the Federal Highway Administration, in cooperation with the New York State Department of Transportation, is studying the development of an improved mainline toll barrier on the New York State Thruway (Interstate 90) to the northeast of the Buffalo metropolitan area. This project is designed to address operational and capacity concerns at the existing toll barrier located between Interchanges 49 and 50 in the Town of Amherst, commonly referred to as "The Williamsville Toll Barrier."

HIGHWAY SPEED E-ZPASS SIMULATION
(Click on the format below to view simulation - for better viewing performance, download the file to your desktop and run from there.)
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3 Dimensional View of Highway Speed E-ZPass Lanes Click on the rendering above to make larger

Additonal information on Highway Speed E-ZPass

The Authority's goals for this project may be best summed up in the following mission statement:

To respond to both our customer and public needs for a satisfactory toll barrier facility northeast of the Buffalo Metropolitan area, which provides suitable customer service, maintains public and worker safety, cost effectively incorporates innovative technology and minimizes the effects on natural and human resources.