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Bridge and Tunnel Club Blog —
It will cost $1 billion to replace the Kosciuszko Bridge:
The pricetag for a state plan to replace the crumbling Kosciuszko Bridge by 2017 has ballooned to more than a billion bucks to accommodate the eight-year inflation expected during the long-awaited and long-needed replacement.
For that price, we might get something truly stunning — a concrete cable-stayed straight out of a science fiction movie (or the downtowns of many other cities). In layman’s terms, the futuristic bridge resembles two space-turkey wishbones standing upright ...
New Kosciuszko Bridge Won't Come Cheap
Brownstoner —
... price tag. Sounds like a lot of dough to us, but apparently that's what it takes to get bridge builders out of bed these days. “For a bridge that is a mile long in New York City, $1 billion is the going rate,” said DOT spokesman Adam Levine. The Feds will pay 80% of the freight, leaving the state with the rest. But the state is now talking about slashing its transportation spending, so it remains to be seen of the bridge, over which 160,000 vehicles pass every day, makes the cut.
The Billion-Dollar Bridge! [Brooklyn Paper]
Today’s Headlines
Streetsblog New York City —
... Please: Recession Deals Setback to Denver's Ambitious FasTrax Plans (NYT)
New City Council Bill Would Enable NYers to Look Up NYPD Traffic Safety Data Online (Our Town)
DOT Explains How to Get Bike Access to Your Building (MTR)
Officer Andrew Kelly Pleads Not Guilty for DWI Killing of Vionique Valnord (News, Post, City Room)
Total Pricetag for Kosciuszko Bridge Replacement: $1 Billion (Brooklyn Paper)
MTA Watchdog: Straphangers Can't Keep Track of Sweeping Weekend ...
Kosciuszko Bridge to Tomorrow
Brooklyn 11211 —
... and Brooklyn Paper are reporting that the $1 billion replacement bridge is going forward. Here are two of the designs that are supposedly on the table (the cable-stayed design is apparently the favorite, though I'm not sure I like the bow-legged towers). Thoughts? ...
New Kosciuszko Bridge to cost $1B
Queens Crap —
From the Brooklyn Paper: The pricetag for a state plan to replace the crumbling Kosciuszko Bridge by 2017 has ballooned to more than a billion bucks to accommodate the eight-year inflation expected during the long-awaited and long-needed replacement. For that price, we might get something truly stunning — a concrete cable-stayed straight out of a science fiction movie (or the downtowns of many other cities). In layman’s terms, the futuristic bridge resembles two space-turkey wishbones standing upright with diagonal connection cables. Last ...
