NYS Thruway Concrete Divider Cutouts

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Is there any way to request that the NYS Thruway authority cut out a part of the concrete dividers for an emergency U-Turn? There are many sections of the thruway where there are several miles between exits and a cut out could reduce response times in some cases.

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Is there any way to request that the NYS Thruway authority cut out a part of the concrete dividers for an emergency U-Turn? There are many sections of the thruway where there are several miles between exits and a cut out could reduce response times in some cases.

Unless there is an adequate median to accommodate deceleration/accesleration lanes and for vehicles stopped prior to turning, I doubt it. The other issue is they have to be sure to configure it to prevent vehicles from striking the end of the barrier and from crossing over and becoming a wrong way driver. Try checking the Federal Highway rules for such things.

Good luck!