Welcome to the New York State Thruway Authority's Buffalo Corridor Study Website.

The New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA) and the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, have initiated a Corridor Study on the New York State Thruway near Buffalo in Erie County. The Corridor Study is being conducted on I-90 between Interchanges 49 (Transit Road) and 53 (I-190) and on the Youngmann Memorial Highway (I-290) between (I-90) and Interchange 7 (Main Street). The purpose of this study is to develop a plan to address capacity, structural, safety, and operational needs for this section of the Interstate Highway System over the next 30 years.

Recent changes to the Thruway toll structure in the Buffalo area, specifically at the Black Rock and City Line Toll Barriers, have begun to alter regional traffic patterns. These changes could affect the magnitude of the transportation issues in the Corridor that are being identified by the Study, and impact potential solutions to those issues. Since further changes in the traffic volumes can be anticipated after the toll plazas on the Niagara Thruway are removed, sometime in the Spring 2007, the Thruway Authority has postponed work on the Buffalo Corridor Study until the toll plazas have been removed and traffic patterns stabilize.