Tappan Zee Bridge Replacement Plans Underway
Many of the owners of the gorgeous and historic Rockland County waterfront homes are now anxiously awaiting final approval of long-sought plans to replace the historic Tappan Zee Bridge, which is now 52 years old and showing its age.
It had been thought that, following the devastating collapse of Mississippi Bridge in 2007 that killed seven people that those who own choice Piermont real estate and other Rockland County taxpayers would hear about repairs for the old Tappan. But county officials have other plans.
It was decided in late 2008 that roughly 80 percent of the three-mile bridge, which spans across the Hudson River and serves as a major commuter route to and from New York City, is outdated and would have to be replaced, not repaired, in order to bring it up to standards.
The price tag, however, is significant: $6.4 billion. Officials want the new bridge new bridge to accommodate four lanes of traffic in each direction, and be able to handle high-speed bus service between Port Chester, in Westchester County, and Suffern, in Rockland County. Plans for the replacement of the bridge are expected to be finalized by spring of 2010, with construction to commence by 2012, according to Tappan Zee Bridge project manager, Michael Anderson.
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