Metro-North Railroad now has 200 brand-new train cars on its New Haven line and is on track to eventually add another 200, officials announced Monday. Since 2011, Metro-North has been unrolling the M-8 fleet to replace cars that date back to the 1970s. The new cars provide quieter and smoother… Read More →
Click here to see my video on South Nyack’s vision to redevelop Exit 10 on the Thruway after the new Tappan Zee Bridge is built. Here’s another link: http://lohud.us/11uw5PK Photo credit: Exit 10 in South Nyack on April 16, 2013. ( John Meore/The Journal News )
Construction has yet to officially begin on the new Tappan Zee Bridge, but one Thruway leader says the $3.9 billion effort is already more successful than public works projects of the past. To start, the project’s environmental review and bidding process took less than one year, said Thruway board chairman… Read More →
Bee Aware. If you see something, say something. That’s the motto of Westchester County’s new effort to urge Bee-Line bus riders to report suspicious activity. The campaign, which will promote the message throughout the Bee-Line system and on television and radio, urges people to alert the bus driver or call… Read More →
Riders of TOR Loop No. 2 can expect quicker travel times starting Sunday. Buses on the route, which serves shopping centers and other destinations in Monsey, will now run in both directions. The bi-directional Transport of Rockland service means some riders will no longer have to wait for the bus… Read More →
Get ready for a sea of brake lights on Interstate 287. Starting Tuesday, crews are set to begin repairing potholes between Exit 7 to Exit 10. Motorists should expect delays in both directions from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Crews will work Tuesday through Thursday for the next eight weeks,... Read More →
Though community leaders say they are glad the Tappan Zee Bridge contract includes a plan to fund extra protections for residents during construction, they aren’t breathing sighs of relief yet. “I’m optimistic knowing it exists — I’ll be more optimistic if they answer the questions we’ve been asking them,” said… Read More →
Tappan Zee Constructors is getting its workforce settled into the area as it prepares to start construction on the new Tappan Zee Bridge. TZC has leased space at 555 White Plains Road in Tarrytown, TZC spokeswoman Carla Julian wrote in an email to The Journal News. Some 200 members of… Read More →
Westchester County Executive Robert Astorino claims supporters of a new Tappan Zee Bridge unfairly characterized him as an opponent of the project after he questioned whether the new span would adequately include mass transit. “All of the sudden I became the guy in Tiananmen Square standing in front of the… Read More →
NEW CITY Rockland Legislators are expected to vote Wednesday night on whether to fund the TOR and Tappan ZEExpress bus services for another three months in order to avert a potential shut down that could have impacted thousands of riders. Lawmakers will decide to approve an estimated $3.7 million… Read More →
