Construction Equipment
Ag Equipment
Roadbuilding
Dealers
Business
Technology
Tag: Tappan Zee bridge construction
Roadbuilding
PHOTOS > Aerial shots show progress on Tappan Zee Bridge replacement
At $3.98 billion, the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement is one of the priciest transportation projects in America. As such, plenty of eyes are watching the megaproject, but the Tappan Zee Constructors are more than happy to give everyone a bird’s eye view of the construction progress. RELATED >> Combining design, build contracts saved $1.7 billion on Tappan Zee Bridge […]
November 23, 2015
Roadbuilding
Construction of new Tappan Zee Bridge is halfway done, new video details future work
The construction of the multi-billion dollar new Tappan Zee Bridge has hit the halfway point. The Journal News reported that the New York State Thruway Authority took people out on a tour of the construction at the mile-work site to celebrate the milestone for the massive project. Most of the work done this year, with the help of […]
September 4, 2015
Roadbuilding
Combining design, build contracts saved $1.7 billion on Tappan Zee Bridge project
A New York University report on the Tappan Zee Bridge has found the project saved $1.7 billion by combining the contracts to design and build the bridge. The report found the design-build method for public works projects saves the government a great deal of money by simply having one contractor take on the duties of both designing and […]
June 26, 2015
Roadbuilding
Crews, Left Coast Lifter, place first horizontal pieces for new Tappan Zee Bridge
It took three and a half hours and one of the largest cranes in the world, but by the time the work was done, the new Tappan Zee Bridge started to look more like a bridge—or at least the early stages of one. The New York Times reported construction crews used the massive Left Coast Lifter […]
June 22, 2015
Construction Equipment
“Left Coast Lifter,” one of the largest floating cranes in the world, clocks in at new Tappan Zee bridge site
One of the world’s largest floating cranes has officially reported for duty at the site of New York’s upcoming Tappan Zee Bridge replacement. The crane, dubbed the “Left Coast Lifter” for its role in the construction of the new eastern span of San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, will “greatly” reduce construction time and cost of the new […]
October 8, 2014
Construction Equipment
Giant floating crane completes 6k-mile trek to New York for Tappan Zee Bridge construction
After more than a month and 6,000 miles of sea travel, the Left Coast Lifter floated into New York harbor last week to take on its new role as the “I Lift New York” super crane. If that’s a bit confusing, it’s a matter of nicknames. The giant floating crane in question was originally named […]
February 4, 2014
Page 1 of 1