tappan zee bridge

Regional Economic Development Council Plans

Hank Gross — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:36:43 +0000

ALBANY – Business leaders in the Hudson Valley, members of the governor’s Regional Economic Development Council, Wednesday mapped out their plans for the third year of program.

Co-chairman Dennis Murray, president of Marist College in Poughkeepsie, said the council plans on capitalizing on the successes of the first two years of the grant program to promote business, economic development growth and jobs.

Public To Monitor TZ Bridge Environmental Impact

Hank Gross — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:37:18 +0000

TARRYTOWN – As work begins on a temporary work platform to be constructed in the Hudson River just north of the current Tappan Zee Bridge, the public will be able to monitor environmental impacts online.

Tappan Zee Construction, LLC is beginning daytime pile driving work to install a temporary foundation needed to support a trestle in the river on Thruway Authority property just north of the current bridge in Tarrytown. The trestle is a work platform that will support a crane for the construction of the easternmost 1,000 feet of the new bridge.

An Agreement Is Reached On An Environmental Permit For The New Tappan Zee

Allison Dunne — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:56:19 +0000

New York State has reached an agreement with two Hudson Valley environmental groups on a Department of Environmental Conservation permit needed for constructing the replacement Tappan Zee Bridge. The agreement also gives the groups a seat at the table in monitoring the construction.

The environmental permit is one of the last certifications the state needs to move forward with construction, and those involved with the project say it’s critical. Brian Conybeare is special advisor to Governor Andrew Cuomo for the New NY Bridge Project.

NYS Senator Supports Public-Private Partnership for Tappan Zee Financing

Allison Dunne — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 23:18:48 +0000

A New York State Senator is urging his colleagues in the legislature to pass a bill that he says could help finance part of the construction of the replacement Tappan Zee Bridge.

Republican Senator Greg Ball, knowing that more funding is needed to build a replacement Tappan Zee Bridge, says he wants legislators to pass a public-private partnership, or P3, bill.

Riverkeeper Wants NYS Environmental Permit for New TZB Strengthened

Allison Dunne — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:20:45 +0000

The comment period has ended for a draft environmental permit for construction of the replacement Tappan Zee Bridge. At least one environmental group is raising a number of concerns with the draft permit, while state officials maintain the permit has strict requirements.

Thruway Authority Approves Bonds for the Replacement Tappan Zee

Allison Dunne — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:45:07 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York State Thruway Authority board has approved issuing $500 million in short-term bonds to jump-start construction of a new $3.14 billion Tappan Zee Bridge.

Updated Tappan Zee Bridge plans presented at Valhalla public forum

Hank Gross — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:49:15 +0000

VALHALLA – Updated plans and costs to construct the new Tappan Zee Bridge were presented to the public Tuesday night at a forum at Mount Pleasant Town Hall in Valhalla.

Brian Conybeare, the special advisor to the governor on the bridge project, presenting updated plans and figures on the bridge, which will begin construction this year.

DiNapoli Okays the Final Contract for the Bridge

Allison Dunne — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 03:47:49 +0000

The New York State Comptroller has given his approval for the more than $3 billion contract to build a replacement Tappan Zee Bridge in the lower Hudson Valley.