New York – New York State Transportation Commissioner Thomas Madison says the state will choose a $3.14 billion project to replace the Tappan Zee bridge in New York City’s northern suburbs.
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Madison announced that the state Thruway Authority is expected to approve the least expensive of three options when it meets later Monday.
Tolls for the heavily used commuter bridge between Westchester and Rockland counties are expected to nearly triple from the current $5.
The state is waiting on a decision from the federal government on a request for a loan that could cover $2.9 billion of the cost. The Obama administration rejected New York’s application a year ago, but invited the state to reapply. That was viewed as a positive sign in Albany.
Whatever the plan is it should include at least 10 lanes in each direction.
3.14Billion= 5 Billion by the time they are done. It’s Inevitable
not that i know much about building bridges…. but what is wrong with the old one?
it already has 4 lanes each way… and i do not want to pay 15 instead of 5 so people can walk or bicycle over the bridge.
Here is some facts, the old bridge is literally falling apart, they HAVE TO build a new one, about 10 years ago, when they started thinking of a new bridge, they all agreed they need a 16 lane bridge, (8 in each direction) but then the economy went bananas, but, there’s no chose, so… small bridge it is. And yes, we will suffer for the next 50 years for that.
Even if they start tomorrow, it will take 20 years to build this new bridge. The labor unions will make sure that the job is stretched out for as long as possible to maximize the pay to it’s members. That’s why things cost so much to build.