History Interstate 95 in New York

robert moses first recommended construction of became new england thruway in 1940. construction began in 1951, major work on highway did not commence until 1956-1957. 1950, new york state thruway authority assumed control of construction , made new england thruway part of thruway toll system. construction lasted until 1961.

i-95 assigned on august 14, 1957, part of establishment of interstate highway system, , has run along current path in new york. route overlaid on under-construction new england thruway northeast of new york city , assigned then-proposed cross bronx , bruckner expressways through new york city. thruway opened in october 1958, connecting bruckner expressway , connecticut turnpike. final sections of cross bronx , bruckner expressways finished in 1963 , 1972, respectively. prior 1972 completion of bruckner, coinciding completion of new bruckner interchange, old bruckner boulevard (once part of ny 164) used through traffic.

mileage-based exit numbers

the first change exit numbers along new england thruway section of interstate 95 in april 1980 when section converted sequential exits.

as part of experiment, i-95 1 of few roads in new york receive mileage-based exit numbers. implemented on both port authority section , nysdot section of highway (exits 1a through 8c). thruway section (which had carried own sequential exit numbers) renumbered thruway authority system of sequential numbers starting 9 (where mileage-based system left off). led situation in exits 1 through 8 mileage based (all 1 of contained lettered suffixes result) , exits 9 through 22 sequential.

around 2005, nysdot began project renumber i-95 sequential numbers throughout. idea never got traction 3 agencies. port authority did complete renumbering on section of road. nysdot renumbered 1 section of road in parkchester. meanwhile, thruway authority did not renumber of exits on stretch of road. led situation 2005 through 2012 in exits signed 2 different numbers, while numbers repeated twice, on of signs.

finally, in 2012, nysdot restored mileage-based numbers portion of highway, once again line thruway portion. has eliminated of exit number conflicts, 1 exception. exception exists because port authority has not changed numbers on portion of road creating confusing situation @ amsterdam avenue exit, maintained nysdot southbound port authority northbound. exit signed exit 1b southbound (which proper number within mileage-based), exit 2 northbound (a holdover failed renumbering project).