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Work Starts on New Tappan Zee, Finally

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Mary Reed - Construction of a cable-stayed twin span to replace New York City’s Tappan Zee Bridge between Rockland and Westchester counties is now under way after a delay of more than 10 years.The replacement bridge was first suggested in 1999. A new span is considered necessary because the exis...

N.Y.’s Comptroller OK’s $3.1B Tappan Zee Bridge Contract

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CEG - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has approved a $3.14 billion contract between the state Thruway Authority and Tappan Zee Constructors to design and build the new bridge across the lower Hudson River. DiNapoli said replacing the aging Tappan Zee Bridge is “vital...

DiNapoli OK’s $3.1B Tappan Zee bridge Contract

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CEG - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has approved a $3.14 billion contract between the state Thruway Authority and Tappan Zee Constructors to design and build the new bridge across the lower Hudson River. DiNapoli says replacing the aging Tappan Zee Bridge is “vit...

Pressure Ends Toll Hike; Tappan Zee Moves Ahead

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Michael Gormley - ASSOCIATED PRESS - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York on Monday dropped its proposal for a 45-percent increase in the state Thruway toll for truckers following pressure by an upstate business group, consumers and Republicans, while advancing a $3.14 billion replacement for the Tappan Zee Bridge in New York City’s n...

Feds Approve Impact Report for N.Y.’s New Tappan Zee

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Jim Fitzgerald - ASSOCIATED PRESS - WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) The federal government has approved the environmental impact statement for a new Tappan Zee Bridge in the New York suburbs, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sept. 25 the bridge has passed “a significant milestone.” Although financing still must be arranged, pe...

N.Y. Seeks $2.9 Billion for Tappan Zee

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CEG - WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) The New York state Thruway Authority is requesting a federal loan of up to $2.9 billion to help build a new Tappan Zee Bridge. That’s as much as $900,000 more than the state requested previously — when it was turned down. But Gov. Mario Cuomo has ...

Key County Execs Support New Tappan Zee Bridge

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Jim Fitzgerald - ASSOCIATED PRESS - WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) Gov. Andrew Cuomo has won the support of three key county executives for his plan to build a new Tappan Zee Bridge in the New York City suburbs. County executives Rob Astorino, of Westchester; Scott Vanderhoef, of Rockland; and MaryEllen Odell, of Putnam, said Aug. ...

Tappan Zee Bridge Being Mulled as Pedestrian Bridge

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Michael Gormley - ASSOCIATED PRESS - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) The state is considering turning the Tappan Zee Bridge into a greenway instead of demolishing it when a new span is built to cross the Hudson River, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. A review is under way to see if the idea is feasible for the 3-mi. bridge in the New York City subu...

New Tappan Zee Bridge in N.Y. Pegged at $5.2B

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Jim Fitzgerald - ASSOCIATED PRESS - WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) The cost of a new Tappan Zee Bridge in the New York City suburbs has been shaved to $5.2 billion by focusing solely on the bridge, a federal agency said Oct. 11. In the past, mass transit components, ranging up to a new commuter rail line, were considered key elemen...

Tappan Zee Bridge/I-287 Corridor Project Moves Forward

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CEG - New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) Acting Commissioner Stanley Gee, New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA) Executive Director Michael Fleischer and Metropolitan Transportation Authority Metro-North Railroad (MNR) President Howard Permut announced that the Tappan Zee Bridge/I-2...