 The ferry service was shut down in the 1940s; however, NY 402 remained in place until 1980.On April 1 of that year, ownership and maintenance of NY 402 was transferred from the state of New York to Dutchess County as part of a highway maintenance swap between the two levels of government.Following the swap, the former routing of NY 402 became a westward extension of CR 78, which began at the junction of NY 9G and NY 402 prior to the swap.