Truckers slam proposed 45% Thruway toll hike
Photo credit: Betty Ming Liu | Truckers attended a meeting in Newburgh regarding the proposed toll hikes on the New York Thruway. (Aug. 18, 2012)
Truckers from around the region lined up at a state hearing Saturday to protest a proposed 45 percent state New York Thruway toll hike on big trucks.
Statistics and numbers flew around the room as both truckers and state officials cited data during the two-and-a-half hour hearing at the Hilton Garden Inn in Newburgh. It was the state's third and final public hearing on the issue, which truckers...
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