▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁all ▁of ▁PA   1 7 ▁and ▁the ▁portion ▁of ▁NY   1 7 ▁from ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁state ▁line ▁to ▁Harr iman ▁were ▁designated ▁" High ▁Prior ity ▁Cor rid or   3 6 " ▁in ▁the ▁Transport ation ▁Equ ity ▁Act ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁Century ▁( TE A - 2 1 ). ▁New ▁York ▁polit icians , ▁including ▁Senator ▁Daniel ▁Patrick ▁Mo yn ih an , ▁and ▁business men ▁back ed ▁the ▁move ▁in ▁the ▁hope ▁that ▁an ▁efficient , ▁high - speed ▁road way ▁would ▁insp ire ▁companies ▁to ▁do ▁business ▁in ▁the ▁state ' s ▁southern ▁count ies . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁TE A - 2 1 , ▁Cor rid or   3 6 ▁was ▁legisl atively ▁designated ▁as ▁I - 8 6 ▁in ▁an ▁am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁bill . ▁The ▁American ▁Association ▁of ▁State ▁Highway ▁and ▁Transport ation ▁Official s ▁formally ▁approved ▁the ▁design ation ▁on ▁November ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁as ▁" Future ▁I - 8 6 ". ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁all ▁of ▁PA   1 7 ▁and ▁the ▁western most ▁ ▁of ▁NY   1 7 ▁were ▁officially ▁designated ▁as ▁I - 8 6 ▁by ▁the ▁Federal ▁Highway ▁Administration ▁( F H WA ) ▁following ▁improvements ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁road way ▁up ▁to ▁Inter state ▁Highway ▁standards . ▁The ▁design ation ▁was ▁extended ▁ ▁east ward ▁to ▁NY