Albany, NY – Thruway Employees Got $8.3M in Overtime from Taxpayers

Albany, NY – The State Thruway Authority gave millions of dollars in overtime to its employees last year — nearly doubling some of their salaries.

For example, an operator at the Tappan Zee Bridge nearly doubled his earnings when he received $32,317 in overtime, according to the paper. A toll collector in Albany earned $26,175 in overtime.

The agency spent about $8.7 million on employee overtime in 2006, and some lawmakers are upset about the amount of overtime paid out and a proposed toll increase. [AP]