With this financing assured, the thruway was constructed rapidly and the major portion of its length, from Buffalo to the crossing of the Hudson River near Nyack, is open. On this portion tolls are collected in the customary manner of a “closed” system, except that holders of $20 annual permits for automobiles have unlimited use of the facility. A barrier toll gate at which 50 cents will be charged will be placed on the approach to the Hudson River Bridge, and tolls will be collected at barriers between the bridge and New York City. The total passenger-car toll from Buffalo to New York City is expected to be $5.60 for the 427-mile trip.
As these completed or nearly completed roads have come into operation, others are under construction, and 335 miles are scheduled to be opened in 1955.
In addition to the arterial toll roads listed in table 2, there are a number of parkways and other routes on which tolls are collected at barriers, and on which the revenues from the tolls are not intended to liquidate the cost of the facility but merely to provide additional needed revenue. These routes are listed in tables 3 and 4. Toll roads in all categories, as of January 1, 1955, are shown in figure 1.
