Sep 28 2008
Tappan Zee Bridge to be replaced
The Tappan Zee Bridge, which crosses the Hudson River just north of New York City, needs to be replaced. State planners are proposing to build a whole new bridge instead of repairing the current one. The cost? 16 billion dollars. Actually, that’s only if it includes a commuter rail line. To save money, it could be built with an express bus system with the structure to perhaps add the rail line in the future, it would be only $9.3 billion. Hmmm, good luck coming up with that with the current state of the economy. Of course, the bridge is over 50 years old and continually under construction as it is. With everything we hear about the nation’s bridges and how desperately they need repairs, it’s going to be a challenge to get them all replaced for the time being.
