TZ: Rehab, expand, replace
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- February
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This morning’s “summit” on the Tappan Zee Bridge and the Interstate 287 corridor took place, as scheduled at RCC. Neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow, or a combination thereof, can stop transportation wonks, it seems.
If you go to next week’s Open Houses (see info below) hosted by the TZB/I-287 Corridor Project Team, you’ll see how much plans have changed since last year’s series of Open House meetings. Really significant are the sketches of several new options for a rehabilitated bridge. In fact, Jerry Ilowite, who wrote a Community View on the cost vs. benefits of the TZ/I-287 corridor plan, (cost is also a concern of our state comptroller, btw) pointed out that the plans shouldn’t really be called “rehab” options, because they include adding structures attached, or near, the current bridge. Instead, he suggested they be considered “expansion” projects, so there are three options: rehab, expand or replace the bridge. Smart.
Even in the snow, this morning’s trip to RCC for the summit discussion was well worth it. And it will be worth a jaunt to the Palisades Center, or, if you work in Westchester or Orange, one of the other Open House locations. All take place from 4-9 p.m. at: – Tuesday: Performing Arts Center, SUNY-Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase
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on Friday, February 22nd, 2008 at 7:46 pm by Nancy Cutler.
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