Tag: New York bridges

Roadbuilding

First span of NY’s Cuomo Bridge opens to traffic

The first span of the new Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, previously known as the Tappan Zee Bridge, has opened to traffic. On Aug. 25 all four lanes of westbound traffic shifted from the existing bridge to the new span. Later this fall the four eastbound lanes will be shifted onto the new structure to […]

August 28, 2017

Roadbuilding

PHOTOS: Skanska completes first phase of former Kosciuszko Bridge demo with lowering of main span

Skanska USA recently completed the first phase of demolition of the former Kosciuszko Bridge in New York City with the lowering of the 2,400-ton main span onto two barges beneath the structure. The following day, the barges floated the span measuring 300 feet long, 89 feet wide and 50 feet tall out to the East […]

August 11, 2017

Roadbuilding

Two bridge replacements complete at Rondout Reservoir in N.Y.

The $7 million replacement of two 60-year-old bridges— the 150-foot-long Lows Corners Bridge carrying Route 55A over Rondout Creek, and the 50-foot-long Sugarloaf Bridge carrying Sundown Road over Sugarloaf Brook—has been completed, MidHudsonNews.com reports. The two bridges are located at the upper end of Rondout Reservoir in Sullivan County, New York. “Projects like this are important for the […]

December 30, 2016

Roadbuilding

New York DOT completes replacement of 4 major bridges near Buffalo

The New York Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has completed the $14.2 million replacement of four Interstate 290 bridges over Delaware Avenue and Military Road just north of Buffalo in Tonawanda. “The resiliency and safety of our bridges and roadways are essential to supporting economic growth, and these projects will help aid in the continued resurgence of […]

October 19, 2016

Roadbuilding

New York’s Hylan Boulevard Bridge completed four months ahead of schedule

The southbound portion of New York’s Hylan Boulevard Bridge over the Staten Island Expressway has been completed four months ahead of schedule and is open to traffic. “Investing in our transportation network is essential to building a strong economy and ensuring safe and reliable travel for New Yorkers,” N.Y. Governor Andrews Cuomo says. “Millions of commuters and […]

September 5, 2016

Roadbuilding

More than 1/3 of New York roads and bridges are in poor and deficient condition

The Road Improvement Program’s “Conditions and Safety of New York’s Roads and Bridges” report shows that 37 percent of the state’s major locally and state-maintained urban roads and highways are in poor condition, and 39 percent of the locally and state-maintained bridges show “significant deterioration” and do not meet “current design standards.” In addition to road […]

March 23, 2015