Sentences with phrase «tappan zee»

They discuss firearm investments in the state pension fund, political spending by corporations, and the Tappan Zee project.

At the same time, Cuomo outlined the differences between Democrats and Republicans more broadly, returning once again to the theme of Donald Trump's plan to build a wall along the Mexican border and the symbolism of the new Tappan Zee Bridge construction.

The Thruway Authority plays hardball with Assemblyman Tom Abinanti after he proposes his own Tappan Zee Bridge plan.

The Cuomo administration plans to select a team to build the new Tappan Zee Bridge this summer and begin construction this year.

«And that's not just on the Tappan Zee Bridge, but systemwide on the Thruway.»

Bill Finch, the former mayor of Bridgeport, Conn., was elected by the Thruway Authority's board to head the agency that oversees the 570 - mile superhighway and the Tappan Zee Bridge, along with its replacement set to open in 2018.

The bridge was renamed the Governor Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee Bridge in 1994.

A coalition of environmental groups on Tuesday filed a lawsuit to challenge the state's efforts to gain access to more than $ 500 million from a clean - water revolving fund to help pay for the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement.

The Public Authorities Control Board has approved a $ 256 million loan from a sewer revolving fund to help finance the replacement of the Tappan Zee Bridge.

Moving the Thruway's portfolio to another entity has been talked about for years: It was floated amid talk of possible Thruway toll hikes, and bobbed to the surface again as the Thruway Authority began the construction of the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement, which has an estimated cost of $ 4 billion.

Veronica Vanterpool, executive director of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, worried that keeping tolls artificially low would only undermine attempts to establish bus rapid transit in the Tappan Zee corridor — another project of uncertain status in the proposed budget.

Local sponsors of the bills and the founders of Save Our Tappan Zee Inc. are hoping the bills will make it to the Assembly and Senate floor for a vote before the summer recess.

UPDATE: TAPPAN ZEE BRIDGE: Due to an accident, northbound traffic is being detoured at exit 8 (White Plains — Rye — Cross Westchester Expressway (I - 287)-RRB-.

«Some people might be sitting around mad about the name change,» said Christopher McMormick, secretary of Save Our Tappan Zee Inc. «But they can take action and have their voices heard by calling their representative or by joining our movement and signing the petition.»

A final cost for the replacement for the Tappan Zee Bridge has not been fully determined, but estimates place the price tag at $ 3.9 billion.

At Governor Cuomo's direction, the New York State Thruway Authority has initiated detours of all traffic traveling on I - 87 / I - 287 following a crane accident on the Tappan Zee Bridge.

Numerous Rockland organizations were also honored for their donations, including Tappan Zee High School, North Rockland High School, Ramapo High School, Dominican College, Stony Point PBA, St. Ann's Church, St. Augustine's Parish, St. Catharine's Parish, New City Ambulance Youth Corp, Nyack Seaport and Friends of Mindy Cohen.

Tappan Zee Bridge Partners, a Bechtel / Tutor Perini Joint Venture (Bechtel Infrastructure Corporation and Tutor Perini Corporation)

BY SARA GILBERT Governor Andrew M. Cuomo will be present to discuss the plan for the new Tappan Zee Bridge at two meetings on Thursday, July 26.

SOUTH NYACK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork)-- Work has begun on a new temporary platform to help with the construction of the new Tappan Zee Bridge.

TARRYTOWN, N.Y. (CBSNewYork)-- Before jacking up truck tolls 45 percent on the New York State Thruway and raising the toll at the Tappan Zee Bridge to pay for a new bridge, how about cracking down on toll cheats?

The Thruway Authority also announced that from Monday through Wednesday, the right northbound lane and shoulder on I - 87 / I - 287 between the existing Tappan Zee Bridge and Interchange 11 in Nyack will be closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the installation of concrete traffic barriers.

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Tappan Zee Bridge!

The New York State Thruway Authority and the New York State Department of Transportation on Tuesday released the list of qualified competitive bidders for the new Tappan Zee Hudson River Crossing Project.

April 23, 2016 - An overhead gantry is prepared for the activation of the Tappan Zee's cashless tolling system.

BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ombudsman In a bill A8914A, sponsored by Assemblyman Byrne of Westchester (Senate matching bill S7671), our neighboring assemblyman is attempting to restore the tradition and history of our area by adding back the name «Tappan Zee» to the newly minted «Mario M Cuomo» bridge.

For example, the Tappan Zee Bridge will be worked on and improved.

In response, Cuomo's team pointed to the governor's record, including increasing the minimum wage, banning natural gas hydrofracking, passing strict gun control, capping local property tax increases, legalizing same - sex marriage and directing state investments in infrastructure like a replacement for the Tappan Zee Bridge.

Anderson noted in his presentation that President Barrack Obama has given the new Tappan Zee Bridge construction project his «highest priority».

NYACK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork / AP)-- Recreational boaters are bracing for the impact of summer work on the Tappan Zee Bridge project.

$ 7 million of that was lost at the Tappan Zee Bridge, where truck drivers feel like they're being cheated.

Thomas Madison, Executive Director of the Thruway Authority, said, «The completed DEIS represents the remarkable team effort that is quickly becoming a hallmark of the new Tappan Zee Bridge Project.

New York State is pulling out all the stops to speed up the replacement of the 57 - year - old Tappan Zee Bridge, officials told standing - room - only crowds of Rockland and Westchester residents last week.

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BY SARA GILBERT The Rockland Business Association hosted a meeting at Dominican College in Orangeburg on Thursday, July 26 to discuss concerns and answer questions local businesses might have about the new Tappan Zee Bridge.

BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES New York State is pulling out all the stops to speed up the replacement of the 57 - year - old Tappan Zee Bridge, officials told standing - room - only crowds of Rockland and Westchester residents last week.

Earlier Tuesday Cuomo was at the new Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge for the lowering of the 532 - foot - long center span of the old Tappan Zee Bridge.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo will be present to discuss the plan for the new Tappan Zee Bridge at two meetings on Thursday, July 26.

PIERMONT, N.Y. (CBSNewYork / AP)-- One of the world's largest floating cranes has arrived at the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement project site.

«But under Governor Cuomo's leadership we have been able to make significant progress in building a new Tappan Zee Bridge.

The NY Works Fund will further leverage $ 5 billion for the Tappan Zee Bridge project, leading to the creation of more than 23,000 additional jobs.

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New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) Commissioner Joan McDonald and New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA) Executive Director Thomas Madison today announced that NYSDOT and NYSTA have completed and released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Tappan Zee Bridge Project.

SOUTH NYACK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork)-- Construction of the new Tappan Zee Bridge could force tolls to be moved from the Westchester County side of the Hudson River to the Rockland County side, but some worry it may be a permanent move.

«If you add up the Tappan Zee Bridge, the LaGuardia (airport), Penn Station and all the other capital projects he had in that budget, and then you say we've got a record - breaking $ 22 billion for the state of New York for infrastructure, that isn't even (the value of) one of the projects that he mentioned for downstate,» said the Syracuse - area lawmaker, referring to some of the other big - ticket infrastructure items on Cuomo's agenda.

But it would have been nicer if President Obama had come with a $ 3.9 billion check to cover the estimated cost of the new Tappan Zee Bridge last week in Westchester.

«He is a person who has built his reputation on being the second coming of Robert Moses: the airports, the Tappan Zee bridge, the 2nd Avenue Subway, and I can't even list the stuff he's done upstate,» Arzt said.

Bridge traffic grew to about 140,000 vehicles per day in 2016, far more than the Tappan Zee was designed to support.

The State of New York is moving toward replacing the Tappan Zee Bridge.