The Thruway board on Monday unanimously approved the $3.9 billion proposal from Tappan Zee Constructors, allowing Thruway chief Thomas Madison to sign an already-negotiated contract with the team. Though the deal still has to pass reviews from the state comptroller and attorney general, it seems clear the project will get… Read More →
The new price tag revealed for the Tappan Zee replacement is much lower than the state’s initial estimate of $5.2 billion, leading mass transit advocates to argue the state has the money to add a bus system. The three bids all put design and construction costs between $3.1 billion and… Read More →
While you were busy planning Thanksgiving feasts last week, you may have missed your daily dose of transportation stories. We’ve got you covered with a list of highlights: Frequent fliers at Westchester County Airport will now have a chance to breeze through security, thanks to the arrival of a new… Read More →
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration is leaning toward Tappan Zee Constructors to build the new $5 billion Tappan Zee Bridge and is not requesting further discussions with the two other bidders on the project, the Wall Street Journal reports. Although nothing is finalized, the state has picked Tappan Zee Constructors –... Read More →
There have been no big public announcements on the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement project since it got the final green light from federal official last month, but developments are quietly taking shape behind the scenes. The state’s selection committee is currently reviewing some 750,000 pages in proposals from three teams… Read More →
Starting in November, the Henry Hudson Bridge is going completely cashless, my colleague Ned Rauch reported today. For drivers who don’t have E-ZPass, cameras will take a photo of their license plates and mail them bills. The MTA said it hopes to eventually unroll the technology on all their crossings. ... Read More →
The leadership of the mayors around the Tappan Zee Bridge will face many big tests during the next five years now that work on the Tappan Zee replacement is poised to start. My colleague Khurram Saeed and I spoke to some of the mayors, who have been keeping a low… Read More →
After some rocky public hearings last spring, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s team said at the beginning of the summer it would launch a massive campaign to educate the public about the governor’s Tappan Zee replacement plan. It quickly became clear that the traveling panel of state officials was determined to convince… Read More →
At last night’s meeting with state officials in Tarrytown, someone handed me this flier that apparently has been circulating among residents. The new group is called New York Residents Against New Tappan Zee or NYRANTZ, and it plans to launch a petition. But some of the claims on the flier… Read More →
As always, we’ve been working hard to deliver the best stories to our readers each week, especially on the commuting beat. Here’s what you need to know, in case you missed it: The League of Women Voters announced it had “strong reservations” about the state’s TZ plan, because it lacks… Read More →
