Tarrytown, NY – Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the state is considering turning the Tappan Zee Bridge into a “greenway” instead of demolishing it when a new adjacent span is built to cross the Hudson River.
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Cuomo says Wednesday his administration is discussing whether to turn the current 57-year-old bridge into a walkway similar to the one spanning the Hudson 45 miles upriver at Poughkeepsie.
Officials have said a new bridge carrying the Thruway between Rockland and Westchester counties would cost $5.2 billion, with rail lines and bus lanes costing billions more if added to the project.
The governor says turning the current Tappan Zee into a crossing for pedestrians and bicyclists would offer outstanding views and recreational opportunities for visitors.
The walkway idea has been raised by town of Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner.
There was an innovative idea put forward several years ago when the plan was to demolish the bridge. In brief, the idea was to use the bridge, in combination with reserved lanes on the Thruway to provide for high speed travel from New York to the Catskills on eruv shabbos for yidden who must arrive at their destination in sufficient time for licht benchen. There would be a slight surcharge for those who used those lanes. The idea was not pursued since it was going to be difficult to determine which yidden were truyly shomer shabbos and required such high speed travel. Even if they turn the bridge into a pedestrian walkway, they should leave the road in place so yidden might use it on Fridays when the new bridge is crowded.
Why so far up?
Will be another problem for the State…More suicides on this span….
I am in two minds about the way this thread is developing. Is this a serious discussion, or have most of the participants taken leave of their senses?
Are you all really suggesting that a state-owned bridge should be given over for the exclusive use of Jews allegedly in a hurry, or is this thread merely a warm-up for פורים?
Either way it makes absolutely no sense.