Ten rest areas along the New York State Thruway have already reopened this year with a few more scheduled to be completed ahead of the 2024 holiday travel season.
The Oneida, Port Byron, Warners, Guilderland, Scottsville, Ramapo, Sloatsburg, DeWitt, Pattersonville, Ontario and Malden rest areas opened in January, February, March, May, June, September and October bringing the completed renovations to a total of 23 so far. Four others are currently under construction. Also expected to open later this year are the Mohawk and Ulster service areas.
Rest stops have sporadically been shut down for months at a time while upgrades like new restaurants , outdoor seating, playground and pet walking areas were built over the course of the $450 million project.
In all, 23 of the Thruway's 27 rest stops will be rebuilt and four others renovated. The entire project is estimated to be completed next year.
Here's a list of rest stops that have already opened and the reopening timeline for the others, plus what eateries you can expect at each stop.
Restaurants at Westbound (I-90) and Northbound (I-87) on the New York State Thruway
Ardsley
(Between Exit 6A - Stew Leonard Drive and Exit 7 - Ardsley/state Route 9A)
Status: OPEN, renovation complete
Restaurants: Burger King, Starbucks (drive-thru), Chick-fil-A
Sloatsburg
(Between Exit 15A - Sloatsburg/Suffern/state Routes 17N and 59 and Exit 16 - Harriman/U.S. Route 6/state Route 17)
Status: OPEN, renovation completed in September 2024
Restaurants: Chick-fil-A, Shake Shack, Panda Express, Dunkin', Starbucks
Plattekill
(Between Exit 17 - Newburgh/Scranton/Interstate 84/state Routes 17K and 300 and Exit 18 - New Paltz/Poughkeepsie/state Route 299)
Status: OPEN, renovation complete
Restaurants: Chick-fil-A, Panera Bread, Burger King, Auntie Anne's, Starbucks (drive-thru)
Malden
(Between Exit 20 - Saugerties/Woodstock/state Route 32 and Exit 21 - Catskill/Cairo/state Route 23)
Status: OPEN, renovation completed October 2024
Restaurants: Burger King, Dunkin' (drive-thru), Popeyes (available at a later date)
New Baltimore (both directions)
(Between Exit 21B - Coxsackie/Ravena/U.S. Route 9W/state Route 81 and Exit 21A - Boston/Massachusetts Turnpike/Berkshire Connector (Interstate 90))
Status: OPEN, renovation complete
Restaurants: Shake Shack, Starbucks (drive-thru), Chick-fil-A, Panera Bread
Pattersonville
(Between Exit 26 - Schenectady/Scotia/Interstate 890/state Routes 5 and 5S and Exit 27 - Amsterdam/state Route 30)
Status: OPEN, renovation completed September 2024
Restaurants: Panera Bread, Chick-fil-A, Starbucks (drive-thru)
Iroquois
(Between Exit 29 - Canajoharie/Sharon Springs/state Route 10 and Exit 29A - Little Falls/Dolgeville/state Route 169)
Status: OPEN, renovation complete
Restaurants: Chick-fil-A, Burger King, Starbucks (drive-thru)
Schuyler
(Between Exit 30 - Herkimer/Mohawk/state Route 28 and Exit 31 - Utica/Interstate 790/state Routes 7 and 12)
Status: OPEN, renovation complete
Restaurants: Dunkin' (drive-thru)
Chittenango
(Between Exit 34 - Canasota/Oneida/Chittenango/state Route 13 and Exit 34A - Syracuse/Chittenango/Oswego/Interstate 481)
Status: OPEN, renovation complete
Restaurants: Chick-fil-A, Starbucks (drive-thru)
Warners
(Between Exit 39 - Syracuse/Fulton/Interstate 690/state Route 690 and Exit 40 - Weedsport/Auburn/state Route 34)
Status: OPEN, renovation complete
Restaurants: Burger King, Chick-fil-A, Starbucks (drive-thru)
Junius Ponds
(Between Exit 41 - Waterloo/Clyde/state Route 414 and Exit 42 - Geneva/Lyons/state Route 14)
Status: OPEN, renovation complete
Restaurants: Shake Shack, Starbucks (drive-thru)
Seneca
(Between Exit 44 - Canandaigua/Victor/state Route 332 and Exit 45 - Rochester/Victor/Interstate 490)
Status: OPEN, renovation complete
Restaurants: Popeyes, Dunkin' (drive-thru)
Ontario
(Between Exit 46 - Rochester/Corning/Interstate 390 and Exit 47 - Rochester/LeRoy/Interstate 490/state Route 19)
Status: OPEN, renovation completed October 2024
Restaurants: Burger King, Starbucks (drive-thru), Sbarro (available at a later date)
Clarence
(Between Exit 48A - Pembroke/Medina/state Route 77 and Exit 49 - Depew/Lockport/state Route 78)
Status: OPEN, renovation complete
Restaurants: Popeyes, Burger King, Dunkin' (drive-thru)
Angola (both directions)
(Between Exit 57A - Eden/Angola and Exit 58 - Silver Creek/Irving/state Routes 5, 20 and 438)
Status: CLOSED, estimated reopening early 2025
Future restaurants: Shake Shack, Panda Express, Auntie Anne's, Cinnabon, Starbucks (drive-thru)
Restaurants at Eastbound (I-90) and Southbound (I-87) on the New York State Thruway
Pembroke
(Between Exit 48A - Pembroke/Medina/state Route 77 and Exit 48 - Batavia/state Route 98)
Status: OPEN, renovation complete
Restaurants: Popeyes, Burger King, Dunkin' (drive-thru), Panera Bread
Scottsville
(Between Exit 47 - Rochester/LeRoy/Interstate 490/state Route 19 and Exit 46 - Rochester/Corning/Interstate 390)
Status: OPEN, renovation completed June 2024
Restaurants: Burger King, Dunkin' (drive-thru)
Clifton Springs
(Between Exit 43 - Manchester/Palmyra/state Route 21 and Exit 42 - Geneva/Lyons/state Route 14)
Status: OPEN, renovation complete
Restaurants: Chick-fil-A, Shake Shack, Auntie Anne's, Starbucks (drive-thru)
Port Byron
(Between Exit 41 - Waterloo/Clyde/state Route 414 and Exit 40 - Weedsport/Auburn/state Route 34)
Status: OPEN, renovation complete
Restaurants: Burger King, Dunkin' (drive-thru)
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DeWitt
(Between Exit 36 - Watertown/Binghamton/Interstate 81 and Exit 35 - Syracuse/East Syracuse/state Route 298)
Status: OPEN, renovation completed September 2024
Restaurants: Starbucks (drive-thru)
Oneida
(Between Exit 33 - Verona/Rome/Oneida/state Route 365 and Exit 32 - Westmoreland/Rome/state Route 233)
Status: OPEN, renovation complete
Restaurants: Burger King, Starbucks (drive-thru), Panera Bread
Indian Castle
(Between Exit 29A - Little Falls/Dolgeville/state Route 169 and Exit 29 - Canajoharie/Sharon Springs/state Route 10)
Status: OPEN, renovation complete
Restaurants: Popeyes, Starbucks (drive-thru)
Mohawk
(Between Exit 27 - Amsterdam/state Route 30 and Exit 26 - Schenectady/Scotia/Interstate 890/state Routes 5 and 5S)
Status: CLOSED, estimated reopening Fall 2024
Future restaurants: Burger King, Dunkin' (drive-thru)
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Guilderland
(Between Exit 25 - Schenectady/Interstate 890/state Route 7 and 146 and Exit 24 - Albany/Montreal/Interstate 90 East/Interstate 87 North)
Status: OPEN, renovation complete
Restaurants: Burger King, Starbucks (drive-thru)
Ulster
(Between Exit 20 - Saugerties/Woodstock/state Route 32 and Exit 19 - Kingston/state Route 28 - Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge)
Status: CLOSED, estimated to reopen before Thanksgiving
Future restaurants: Burger King, Starbucks (drive-thru)
Modena
(Between Exit 18 - New Paltz/Poughkeepsie/state Route 299 and Exit 17 - Newburgh/Scranton/Interstate 84/state Routes 17K and 300)
Status: CLOSED
Future restaurants: Panera Bread, Burger King, Dunkin' (drive thru)
Ramapo
(Between Exit 16 - Harriman/U.S. Route 6/state Route 17 and Exit 15A - Sloatsburg/Suffern/state Routes 17 North and 59)
Status: OPEN, renovation completed June 2024
Restaurants: Panera Bread, Panda Express, Shake Shack, Starbucks (drive-thru)
This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy.
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This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: NY Thruway rest areas: Find out which are open or closed ahead of the holidays
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