GOSHEN, N.Y. (AP)- Fourteen
deck panels salvaged from the old Tappan Zee Bridge are heading north for use in new projects.
Tappan Zee Constructors (TZC) is scheduled to proceed with the installation of road
deck panels for the new bridge's eastbound span over River Road at the Rockland landing.
In a new twist on reuse - reduce - recycle, the county has asked the New York State Thruway Authority for 14 of the 150
prefabricated deck panels that will be salvaged from the bridge before it is dismantled.
Two moveable barrier machines, no longer needed, and 133
deck panels removed at an earlier time will be sent to nearly 12 state and local municipalities.
The facility's 16 - acre footprint and ample waterfront allowed TZC to handle a number of critical materials safely and efficiently, including: girders; bearings;
precast deck panels; and electrical and mechanical systems.
High - strength and ultra-high-strength steel are used in the unibody structure for maximum brawn with minimum weight, and aluminum hood and
deck panels further reduce weight.
But Audi gave the A7 removable
rear deck panels that change the cargo space from a traditional trunk to a wide - open hatchback.
Tappan Zee Constructors (TZC) is preparing to install steel girders and
concrete deck panels for the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge over River Road at the Rockland landing.
Fourteen
deck panels salvaged from the old Tappan Zee Bridge are heading north for use in new projects.
But parts of the 62 - year - old bridge will be scattered across the state thanks to a plan to remove and reuse the 50 - foot - long concrete
deck panels that make up the roadway.
Some of
the deck panels have been sold to municipalities across New York.
The Thruway Authority, the DOT and the Federal Highway Administration did extensive outreach to highway superintendents and public works commissioners over the past two years to generate interest in reusing
the deck panels.
«That's a good deal for everybody all around,» Thruway Authority Board member Richard Simberg said Monday as the board approved a plan to turn 133 of
the deck panels over to the state Department of Transportation for $ 1.